Ideas on color, etc?
 

Hi,
I am making this "Dear Daughter" quilt for my daughter and these are the blocks I have finished so far as they will be laid out in the quilt. Any input on color, value, etc? The colors are brighter than they appear in the blocks. Thanks!

No input other than it is beautiful. Lucky daughter!

Thank you so much!!

Are you wanting ideas for borders?

I'm not sure what you're asking, exactly. Sashing colors? Border? Binding? Other blocks?

Oh...that is so cute!! I'd say you got the color values down. I would just make sure that you've got the dark colors spread evenly since those are the ones that pop out...very creative quilt top. Daughter should love this!

Input on the overall appearance of the blocks so far and if they look good or if there is something I should change as far as colors or value. This is around 1/2, maybe a bit less, of all the blocks. Thanks!

Thank you! I was thinking along the same lines with the dark colors!

So far so good! The color values, placement, and contrast all look pretty balanced to me. My only caveat is to be careful using yellow lettering on white background, as it can be difficult to read. (Sometimes stitching around yellow with a dark color helps.) Your daughter is going to love this quilt.

Thanks so much! A few of the words seemed to me as though they could have been a bit darker, but I am using King Tut variegated thread on the applique and I think it will make those letters pop because the thread runs mostly darker than the fabric.

Another question, as far as the applique - I am using a double blanket stitch and my appliques are puckering a bit. I have used a couple layers of wash away stabilizer on one and a tear away Sulky on another few. The tear away seems to work better with less puckering but it is still visible. The first block I appliqued I used no stabilizer but a single blanket stitch and had zero puckering! I love the look of the double blanket stitch though. Any ideas? I have messed around with tension, presser foot pressure, etc. and still have some puckering. Interestingly though, the unicorn quilt I did for my little girl and just finished up - I used no stabilizer on any applique and had zero puckering on any block. That quilt was appliqued on my old Bernina 1120, I am using my Bernina 750 on this quilt. Not sure what might be up.... Maybe I should use the 1120?

Since I am color challenged, I can only say that I like what you've done so far. Your daughter will love it!

About the puckering, loosen the tension and don't sew fast. Also I use copy paper as backing, but wet it behind the stitching to soften so it doesn't pull on the thread. Nothing to add about color, DD will love her quilt.

Maybe I will try the copy paper also! I just am trying to figure out why I had zero problems with puckering and used no stabilizer with a pretty detailed unicorn quilt (on my old Bernina) and now with my new machine am struggling with the puckering. I will loosen the tension more, but have it pretty low as it is. Thank you all so much!

I don't really have any advice. It looks fabulous to me!!!

I think it looks great and the colors seem balanced. I started one for my daughter but never finished it.

I was on furlough for five weeks, so I had a lot of momentum during that time. My progress has slowed way down now!

It's beautiful! Your daughter will be delighted with it. I can't think of any suggestions for continuing other than staying with the color scheme you've established because it's very attractive. I do have one little problem, but it might have more to do with the camera or my screen, and that is that the green word in the block at the upper left in the picture is hard to read because it seems to blur with the background color somewhat. Probably that is not the case in person.

In the upper right corner, I find the words “beautiful” and “loved” hard to read. Could be my old eyes or you might need a bit more contrast.

This is a wonderful quilt for your daughter. I’m sure she’ll treasure it.

I really like your quilt and all the effort that went into it to tell your daughter how much you love and appreciate it. As for color choices, I think I would choose darker colors (some you have already used in the main body of the quilt) for sashing and borders. Which are her favorites?

I Really like that quilt; very cute. Is there a pattern or did you create this on your own. IF your creation - you are very creative. I too had trouble reading the 'loved'. But maybe when you quilt it use a dark color to outline the letter/words. It's wonderful. My daughter would love it. Yours will too.

I think it is beautiful...

I only do turned edge applique and machine sew but I have found that starching the pieces generously will eliminate puckering on the bigger pieces. Please share when completed.

You did better than me - I had to go back and look as I didn't realize they were words - the other two popped so well I thought it was just a design between them.

I thought the word beautiful didn't stand out well either, the word loved looks much better in person. I am using variegated thread for the applique and the blue I am using has a lot of dark blue in it. I think that will make the word beautiful pop a lot more when I do the blanket stitching - same for the green lettering. But if it doesn't, I can always make a different block with darker lettering. When I tested the blue thread against the blue fabric I used for the lettering, it did stand out. So we'll see! There are a few blocks I am thinking about remaking anyway! Thanks so much!

The pattern is called "Dear Daughter" by Sherri Noel. I have yet to design my own quilt, but I do hope to make that happen someday soon. I have ideas in my head, I just need to get them on paper! I will post pictures of that block once I do the applique, hopefully the letters will pop with that darker variegated thread. Thanks!!

Her favorite color (right now), is purple!! I think I will go for darker as well. I have a feeling I am months away from borders.... I wish I had more time. Thank you so much!

Great quilt!! What a wonderful tribute to your Daughter - She is going to treasure it!