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Originally Posted by DeneK (Post 7967316)

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.

You just need to rotate the blocks and spread them apart more so you don’t have a big clump of one color all together. Also, you could add the teal color if you are making more blocks. Don’t waste time ripping it apart....the recipient will probably like it. ;-). Just add some teal.

I also think it would help to break up this quilt into sections divided by the same color. It needs some cohesion and this might be the way. Good luck and I am looking to see what you do. I also agree that quilting a solid quilt changes the whole look.

Brown polka dot But good luck on finding brown polka dots.
my friends laugh at all shows and stores "Do you have any Brown polka
dots??Well I found a great skirt and top with great cotton...

Have you considered sashing it?

I would rotate some of the blocks. From the left, if you go over 4 blocks, vertically the blocks are creating a line. I would break that up.

Jack and I are not on good enough terms for me to take apart a whole quilt, you could do sashing w/o inviting Jack to the party, just cut the quilt and add the sashing. Just don't cut on the square seams, something like this.

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You could rearrange the large squares before reassembling if you like also.