Fabric Choice question
 

I have another question about the current quilt I'm working on...sorry for having so many.

I just finished another block of my quilt and cannot decide if I'm happy with the top corner fabric...I really like the fabric itself but am wondering if it would be better to have the light solid color rather than introduce another fabric.

Can I have opinions please on whether you all think it works or doesn't.

Thanks,
Yael

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If it were my quilt I think I might go with the lightest solid aqua. Try that and see what you think. Or I might try to find an even lighter solid aqua. The print doesn't seem to fit with this quilt. Another pattern with the same fabrics might be perfect for it.

I like it, but I don't have to make it. If you have reservations, try using your other option before you go any further on the quilt.

I actually stopped making a quilt because I didn't like my fabric choices. I donated it as scraps to a senior center because I didn't want it to go to waste and I knew I would never finish it.

Best luck!

Ok I placed on my design wall a bunch of unsewn blocks...how does it look with multiple ones...
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I like it. If it's all too safe, there's no wow factor. What other fabrics will be used.

BUT! It's your quilt, so do you like it?

I agree . I like it

I like the fabric. My question is what are you going to use in those spaces just beyond that?? I think I would pin that up on your design wall also before committing.

You blocks look very nice though. It will be a great quilt.

I like it, but like the others said it is YOUR quilt you have to
do what feels right for you.

If ou still have reservations about the fabric do a few alternate
"mock ups" to see if one of the others catches our eye more.


Now what part of CO are you in? anywhere near the Denver metro
area?

Oh, I think it takes AWAY from the beautiful quilt. The star gets lost to me immediately. You asked, didn't you?

I live very close to Englewood.

I would save that fabric for the back and go with something that will make the star shine. I do love that fabric though...I would want it somewhere, just not there. While I do think it looks good, I think it draws the eye to it rather than making the star shine.

I agree with Barny. The fabric is pretty and I can see why you bought it with this quilt in mind, but I think it detracts from your amazing star. I'd love to see a fabric there that makes the star pop.

This fabric has a lot of white space in it compared to the fabrics you've used for the star, so it would depend on what comes next to see whether it will be okay.

Ok next question...

What part of Englewood? because I am in Englewood just off Federal Blvd.

Maybe someday we can meet up for coffee or something.

agreed....the fabric is too busy

I actually really like that fabric - to my eye, and on my monitor, it kind of echoes the feel of the patterned line of diamonds about halfway down the star's rays, but in a more airy and light way...kind of like the denser pattern is expanding outward from itself and breaking up as it goes. (I do not know how to say what I mean!!)

I agree that you might want to audition the next fabric before making any firm decisions...

Alsion

I agree - I really like it but I would defintely put up the next fabric to make sure it still looks good.
BTW - that is one beautiful star/compass and you did a great job

So the rest of the quilt looks like the final part of the broken star so more of the radiating diamonds will be in the area above this fabric, then I will finish the quilt with this fabric.

The print reflects the nature of your block----------and the colors are a great match. Go for it!

I think your inn the right track....

It seems you'd really like to use this cute fabric on the front of your quilt, so....
why not surround that great center with a less obvious print to allow the points to "float" and be more present and attention-getting; then use the cute "bubbles" further away from the center. Or even in a border.

I agree it really is cute and blends well with the colors you are using.

Jan in VA

I would choose a solid aqua instead. I agree that the fabric is lovely but I do think it takes away from the star. Your quilt is going to be beautiful!

I don't think it takes away from the star, I think that it quietly reinforces the star colors, without distracting from the star solids. JMHO

im with barny....takes away from the star,would go with lighter aqua

I would go for the darkest color like you have in your star. it would make that star shine bright. Then you could use the lighter for sashing then the darker again for border.

Just a thought, but have you considered a solid black...sometimes black will make other colors stand out. You could just lay it out on a piece of black and stand back and look.

It sort of makes the beautiful star fade...you need something to make all that work stand out and say "here I am"!!!!!

I saw this when you posted it before and the colors in your block really pulled the quilt together for my eye and made the star pop! I think it looks beautiful...so if you finish it and hate it feel free to send it my way! :D

I think that fabric clashes with the others. I'd use it in a binding or border.

Why don't you use the beige from your first post as the background color instead of the pale aqua? It would make the star pop a lot more.

The circular print seems to take away from the beautiful star. My eyes have no where to rest. How about introducting the beige that is quiet in your star to frame it. Make that star POP!

I like it, the circles does a few things for me, adds some movement to the overall piece and both high-lites the sharp points while making the aqua against the dark points seem 3-D.

I also think it takes away from the beauty of the star. I would use something more solid around the star & then sneak the bubble fabric in elsewhere. I just think it is to busy to be next to the star.

It gets my vote for liking it too! It's young and enthusiastic! I think it would also be pretty with the beige you originally asked about. Like someone else said, you could always use this in a border if you're unsure.

I'm no designer but...I love the star and all the hard work you've put into that lovely design. I love the colors of the star. Absolutely excellent piecing! I am not smitten with the print. I like a contrast, something to really frame it. There's too much white out there at the end; how about some of the turquoise solid?

I love the fabric, but not for this quilt. IMHO, it's too busy and you lose the focus on the star.

I think I would use that only as the star and the dark aqua where you have that now.

I like what you have done so far. The center of the quilt still stands out. And the corner peices you used has some of the color's of the star also. Just jokeing, but put me on the list as to who you'll pass it on too.-Ha-ha).