Opinions needed, applique or not
02-09-2011, 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Rachelcb80
Got all my basket blocks done and trying to decide on the applique. Part of me thinks the flower looks good and another part of me thinks it looks too cluttered. Does it need to be smaller, look fine as is or do without?
02-09-2011, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Rachelcb80
I laid all my blocks out, thought about it for awhile and I think this is what I'll do; Add one other, smaller, flower, place them lower so they look like they're in the basket and only applique a few blocks in the quilt, like 3 or 5 (there's 18 total blocks). Sound like a winning idea? :)
02-09-2011, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by quiltsRfun
Originally Posted by Rachelcb80
I laid all my blocks out, thought about it for awhile and I think this is what I'll do; Add one other, smaller, flower, place them lower so they look like they're in the basket and only applique a few blocks in the quilt, like 3 or 5 (there's 18 total blocks). Sound like a winning idea? :)
02-09-2011, 03:51 PM
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I think your latest idea is just perfect....some with, some without. This may be a bit strange, but to me a whole quilt of empty baskets looks a bit sad. Beautiful fabric and your work is really crisp and neat.
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