somoquilter

I love your scrappy quilt! And controlled is ok with me.

craftyheart2

Gorgeous quilt. Now take the scraps and add to other scraps.........

justflyingin

Yes, I agree. This is beautiful and I don't like "searching for the pattern" in a totally scrappy quilt--unless, of course, it is a 1 patch with just a bunch of squares.

To the OP--It's beautiful! And yes, it has been a bit more difficult than I thought to make the scrappy--and letting go and working with value is something I'm working on.

Also, Bonnie's tend to be very "controlled scrappies". Just read through her patterns--often she is working with lights/darks and/or blues or greens or oranges or reds or yellows, etc. There is usually quite a pattern there--

notmorecraft

This is really pretty, I'm a bit too much of a control freak for scrappy, I like things to match or contrast and I would need to have a controlled scrappy like this, with an even balance of colours and fabrics.

QuiltnNan

i don't do totally uncontrolled, but separate into darks and lights. if i catch one fabric the same next to another, it will be set aside for later. your quilt is great

QM

Lovely quilt.
Early in my time as a quilter I was watching a program suggesting that one grab a random piece from a paper bag for each placement. My DH, who was wandering through at that time exclaimed that it was a stupid idea and shows a lack of trust in one's own color selecting ability. We both love scrappy quilts but random is not the name of our game. We frequently confer on layouts, getting very pleasing results. IMHO, random ends up being splotchy.

laurafet

Absolutely! My scrappiest are all planned and very much controlled! Yours is gorgeous!

deedum

I love scrappy! The scrappier the better as far as I am concerned. Nothing matching matching for me!

Lori S

I am in the group for controlled scrappy. Your quilt is beautiful. love all the colors.

gabeway

Really great job!