Quiltingboard Forums

Quiltingboard Forums (https://www.quiltingboard.com/)
-   Pictures (https://www.quiltingboard.com/pictures-f5/)
-   -   What did I do wrong??? (https://www.quiltingboard.com/pictures-f5/what-did-i-do-wrong-t70991.html)

BusyDebbie 10-20-2010 05:54 PM

I Think they are both beautiful, nice job.

Twinnie 10-20-2010 06:09 PM

To me they look fine. There are enough plain uncomplicated fabrics to balance the busy floral ones, and they're in the right places. I think coming up with the right colors and combinations of fabrics is the hardest part, but it's the art. Putting it together is the craft.

luckylindy333 10-20-2010 06:18 PM


Originally Posted by maggie2122
Your quilts are beautiful, but I think I know what you mean about
the "wow" factor. I think it is not so much a "wow" it's just that they don't "pop" Jinny Beyer has an excellent video on you tube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9xV73VpccA

If anyone knows how to get that "wow" factor it's her.
I think every quilter should watch it twice.
She does know her colors. JMHO.

I love that video from Jinny Beyer- I have studied color a little, but never looked at it like that in relation to picking colors for quilts! Thanks!!!

Bonnie P 10-20-2010 06:30 PM

They are gorgeous and don't be so hard on yourself.

Happy Tails 10-20-2010 07:32 PM

Are u crazy????? That's beautiful - here I'll lend you my glasses :)

bonniebusybee 10-20-2010 07:47 PM

Don't think you did anything "wrong". Quilting is all a matter of choice. Your second quilt would be beautiful if the floral row were "fussy-cut", placing the same pattern in the same direction on each block. Too late for this one; try it next time!

dls 10-20-2010 08:08 PM

Very nice!

tmsrich 10-20-2010 08:23 PM

wow -wow and wow
I think they are both beautiful - but i do like the first one better
just my preference

IBQUILTIN 10-20-2010 08:27 PM

Lots of WOW for me too. I think they are lovely

CircleSquare 10-20-2010 08:44 PM

I love them both, but I think you might like them better if you used only one or two rows of each color instead of 2 and three together. What I mean is, make the bands of color more narrow, and make more repeats of the bands of color. Does that make sense?


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 02:44 AM.