Layout options - SAS
 

I have yet to make the snail trial border ... but the middle is done.

Here are my layout options:

Option # 4 - or the last one - is the "original layout"

They are all very nice but I think I prefer #2. It just seems a little brighter with the lighter fabrics

I like the third one best and to make it even better-in my opinion-would be to make the blocks that have some star points into star blocks. To do so you need only flip some of the parts of those blocks. You've put a lot of work into this great looking quilt.

You have a kaleidoscope with how the design changes as you shift the block.

I like all of them.

Are there more blocks for this ?

Or is this "blocks ready for the border"?

Reason for asking - the secondary designs show up more with more blocks.

the border is a snail trail ... I'm working on it right now

I like the third and fourth layouts. The colors look great in all of them but I like the look of those two.

For me, looking at all four options - without enlarging the photos individually - I see the most pleasing pattern to be #4 followed closely by #3. When I open them individually, I see the different patterns and like something about all of them but it's the overall view that I think you'll see when this lovely quilt is in use. So, #4 followed by #3 is my final answer!

BTW - I am always in awe of your beautiful work! Thank you for sharing :)

(I just reread my post below before hitting Submit, and it feels rather critical, but I want to be clear - I think your quilt is beautiful! It's just interfering with my OCD, so I thought I would post this in case you wanted to look at a different aspect of the layout. Please please don't let my little weirdsies diminish your amazing work!)

For me, they're all a bit asymmetrical, so they lack the flow I associate with a storm at sea. Your diamond blocks are all arranged consistently (I think that's what you were asking for input on), but the square-in-a-square-in-a-square blocks aren't pointing in consistent directions. This makes the areas where the dark fabric meets up inconsistently shaped, which is where I find my eye being drawn.

So, the fourth one is the actual "pattern" and I realized from people's comments that the squares weren't set up properly LOL ... thank you for that, I would have sewn them wrong hahahaha

I'm working on the borders, so once I have that done, I'll put some up and put up a new pic

Personally, I prefer number three...just my humble opinion......

i like 3 and 4 best

I fixed the squares ... and I've done 6 of 20 blocks for the border. I'm also attaching a picture of the pattern. The problem I am seeing is that my green is darker than my patterned fabric, so it's taking over. Oh well, too late now LOL

It looks nice now! It funny how different people "see" different parts of a quilt. I always wonder what my work looks like through other people's eyes, and if they're seeing things that I don't.

I think that as you join the blocks, the green might diminish somewhat. I've done a couple quilts that rely on flow between blocks, and they looked really disappointing on the design wall, but great once assembled. I can't wait to see the finished top!

The 3rd one seems to stand out more.

This is an interesting study in color placement! Your darkest fabric maps to the blue in the paper pattern; the medium print maps to the orange, and the lightest fabric maps to the yellow. However, the darkest color in the paper pattern is the orange, not the blue. As a result, the various shapes that the orange pieces make in the paper pattern are less noticeable in the fabric blocks, and the shapes made by the dark-fabric/blue-paper are much more noticeable in the fabric blocks. Both the pattern and the fabric blocks are nice, but they are quite different to the eye as a result of where the darkest elements are.

I totally messed up the fabric selection. In another thread, I bought light green, but it turned out to be LIME green LOL it was hideous.

So I went to a store with the patterned and yellow fabric, and decided on the "dark" green.

What I should have done was made the "orange" in the pattern the dark green, and the yellow and green in the pattern the yellow and patterned fabric.

But I'm almost done now LOL and I'm certainly not redoing it hahahaha .. so it will be done this way, and I will move on to another quilt soon!

One person's "mistake" can be another person's "hey, I like that a lot!"

OMG ... I cannot believe the mistake I have just made. I am so mad at myself! The "border" squares are the wrong size. They are six inch blocks, and they should be nine-inch blocks.

I have two options. Make a bunch more blocks and hope it works out border-wise. Or, do a whole different layout with what I have!

ARGH!!!! The things we do to ourselves!

Before I make more blocks, I am going to see if I can get a new layout that I like!

I rank them 3, 2, 4, 1, but I think they are all viable and interesting layouts.

I agree the fourth is the most pleasing to me too.

You asked for opinions and I am going with #3. It sees to have a better distribution of color and movement in the blocks. Again, just my opinion.

I think I like 3 the best.

I agree with The MerkleFamily. I like #4 best of all.