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Old 12-21-2017, 02:18 PM
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I bought a Robert Kauffman layer cake package thinking if all the colors are from the same designer and already sorted as a grouping, how could I go wrong? Well this is definitely wrong. I didn't like it from the time I started putting it together. But it was the first time I ever used solids and thought if I persisted, it would get better and that when finished, my talented LAer would be able to add magic to give it interest and texture. But when I saw it spread over my friend's queen size bed to see how it would fit the size, I absolutely hated it... I have started taking it apart. But is there anything I can do with the blocks to make it better. Separately the colors are nice. Together they just don't seem to work.

The intended recipient wants something with teal -- has teal and brown bedroom.
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Old 12-21-2017, 02:20 PM
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maybe make blocks of four patches and use sashings. or turn each one on point and add squares...
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Old 12-21-2017, 02:24 PM
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I like it and see it quilted with a white snowflake pattern.
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Old 12-21-2017, 02:25 PM
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I would use the squares that you have as corner units of a D9P, using navy as the four inner squares and a purple/lilac for the centre square.
Might be interesting.
Maybe do a test run with one 9 patch unit....
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Old 12-21-2017, 02:43 PM
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I think it needs a little bit of a "zinger" color to liven it up. I was going to suggest a very white white, but do you have that in there already? ....maybe if the zinger color was used as a thin sashing between blocks, which would be a simple way to add it. if you already have a bright white in there, I'd look for a dark fabric (a really dark teal?) for thin sashings, something to provide some contrast.
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Old 12-21-2017, 02:56 PM
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What is i5 that you don’t like about it? Is it the colors or is it the pattern?
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Old 12-21-2017, 03:03 PM
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It would look something like this if you used brown sashing. Does that look better?

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Old 12-21-2017, 03:25 PM
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Quiltnan...you are amazing to whip this out. That looks awesome..

I love the colors in this quilt top.... Black sashing would be really dramatic.....white sashing would pretty too... Or yellow may be pretty too. Geesh...the options! The on-point with lattice someone mentioned would be cool too.
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Old 12-21-2017, 03:33 PM
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Another idea.... Use a solid inner border to break up the blocks...for instance: center of 4x5 blocks and place solid border..then another row of blocks...then a solid outer border.
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I would try sorting the blocks: dark, medium-dark, medium-light and light. Then arrange them in a gradient. This might make it more cohesive.
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