Honest opinion needed on another Dresden Plate
 

I stitched this while making my other plate but I am not real sure of the colors. Does it need some red and yellow? To me it seems sort of blah. If it looks ok I will go ahead with it but Please comment.

I like the colors --- scrappy dresdens are so cool. I made one out of a charm pack, put it on various neutrals and it really pops.

I love it like it is, but if you think it needs something else, maybe a Yellow centre I would, don't forget to show what you decide on. well done.

I love scrappy and I like this

Dresdens are my favorite. This one is true scrappy. I vote don't change it. I like heather's idea to add a nice color center if you'd like. :D

There are so many factors to consider. Is this the background fabric that we see here? Is this just one of several plates on a quilt? If so, how does it compare with the others? Where are you going to use it? What is the color palette there? I can imagine it being perfect as is in certain settings. I can imagine a whole quilt of sort of neutral plates, depending on the factors I just mentioned. I do think heather's suggestion of a yellow center is a good one.

Personally, I like it-- but it's your quilt, and I've always found that if my spidey sense is telling me something, I really should listen to it. The times I haven't, well, I just never really fell in love with those projects.

I was thinking the same thing. It looks good. Maybe you can lay them out on different backgrounds and see what you need to add. One of these days I'm going to make one of these. I have all the templates for various quilt patterns and plenty of fabric.

Be sure and let us see when you finish.

i think it looks great... balanced with darks and lights

I see a bit of unbalance...darker corner....lower right side...I would break that up a bit....switch some of lighter ones fron top in between. Just me

It seems off-balance to me because the four really dark blades are not placed "evenly" around the plate.

I think I would use five really dark blades and place them every fourth one around. Five instesd of four to avoid the compass look.

But this opinion might be my ocd showing.

I think the issue is that it's not falling into either category. If 10-12(depending on how you see them) are purple/blue, then it seems more like a controlled scrappy. But the colors added to them seem random and not that helpful. If you take them out, the purple/blue looks very different.

if you are going for true scrappy, it would seem better to add more color groups and rebalance.

hope that helps,
Charlotte

I think the colors need to be mixed up more. It looks like the majority of the lights are on top and the majority of the darks are on the bottom. Mix them up more.

That is essentially what I was going to say. You will probably always think it needed something else.

I like it. I have a hard time making a neutral quilt. They are very appropriate so much of the time. Not every quilt has to pop or shout out, "Look at me". What color is your background going to be? Before you start resewing, audition as many colors as you can for the background and centers. Think outside the box. What about a black with white print (heavy black, very little white) for the centers or an animal print, or a fussy cut tiger if it's to be a guy quilt? Sometimes a very white BG makes the petals pop.

The 4 darks are are not evenly spaced, causing it to be unbalanced. As far as colors, it is fine....I like scrappy.

Yellow is what it needs, but I have yellow floral furniture........

To me, scrappy is scrappy. It shouldn't have to be balanced, and it certainly shouldn't be analyzed and agonized over. When a bunch of these Dresdens, using a lot of different fabrics, are put together the viewer's eye will travel around and over and back again, and I for one will love it.

Looks good to me. You have a variety of lights and darks.

I love what you did, but if you are missing yellow this ^^^ is a great idea!

Maybe a red or bright yellow center is all it needs. :-)

Hey, blah is good too. I'd leave it as it is.

As others have mentioned, I also think that the colours are a bit unbalanced! Darks are left and right, all the cream/tan fabrics on the top. I don't think you'll need to mix in other colours such as yellow or red though.

I, too, like the idea of using a soft yellow fabric for the center circle. Very good.

Of course, it could be totally random. Some people really like that.

But if the poster is asking for comments on why it doesn't seem quite right to her, analysis is as useful an approach as any. Small changes in placement or color mix can make a huge difference, and one of the comments here might trigger it for her.

hugs,
Charlotte

I like it.
the only thing I would add is a pop of color in the center.

I think the colors are really pretty. To my eye the problem lies in the layout. All of the blues and purples are on the bottom and the tans and oranges are on the top. I think they should be mixed up a bit and that would solve the problem.

I think the yellow center will fix the issue...but you could also use a red cornerstone with some sashing between the blocks.

Love it as is!

It is scrappy and it is balanced with darks and lights. Maybe try various colors of the center circle to see if that improves what you are not seeing.

I really like your color choices. There is a good balance of dark and lights.

Once while shopping for a dining room rug, the salesclerk pointed out the difference in color combinations that were loud and others that were quiet. In other words, some color combinations are soothing and calming and others are bold and seem to shout...when using lots of brights. Your block colors are calming to me. You will have to decide what affect you are looking for in your overall quilt. Have fun!

Maybe keep with the dark plate every 4 one like you started. Replacing the yellow with a dark and you might be
happier. Looks so nice...

I believe the colors are just fine. I would continue with it.

I am beginner so what do I know, but my first thought was the same thing. Love the color choices, but it's too dark heavy on the bottom....and too light on the top. Seems out of balance. If its part of a quilt where all the DP's are the same, I say ok, but if it's a singular design, I would swap a few of the bottom with the top. IMHO. :)

I do not believe there is anything "wrong" or "missing" with this Dresden plate. If you feel that you need a splash of color, put a bright center in the middle. If all of your Dresdens are indeed scrappy, using the same center in all of your blocks will unify an entire project. Keep up your good work and how us a picture of your finished project!

I like your dresden plate and fabrics, but I think the four dark petals over power the rest of them, causing the eye to go just to the darks. Not sure how I would change it, maybe rearrange them, take the darks out and replace with something else, or possibly the background fabric will balance it all out? I hope we get to see it when it is finished. I love the Dresden Plate quilts. It is the first pattern I was drawn to even as a kid.

Pretty as is to me. But if it bugs you or doesn't look right with the other plates or background fabric, NOW is the time to change it up!!

I really like your plate. I had to look at it for a bit because it is made up of so many fabrics. In your plan are the other plates going to be just like this one or random scrappy in these same fabrics? Since it the usual plan to put the plates on a background, do you plan to use the same background? I would suggest that you use different colors for the backgrounds-perhaps the same or nearly same value-to make portions of each plate pop out. There are lots of possibilities for these pretty Dresden plates. Will be anxious to see the next phase.

I thought the plate was just beautiful, until I looked at it further. Then I noticed the four really dark petals, and that they were not evenly spaced. After that I read of others who saw that.
If all the plates in the quilt are randomly spaced such as this, it will be fine. If you evenly space one plate, then they all need to be evenly spaced. I like random.

Like others have said, yellow centers would be a great idea. Just curious, are all the dresdens blocks going to be the same or scrappy. Good Job.