joe'smom

Thank you, Sharongn. I guess the valuable lesson for me in this is, when the instructions say to pick a color, don't choose a neutral!

It seems clear to me this morning that the only thing worth doing is to start over with the yellow. I think I probably have enough left of the alternate E1 and the E2 that I won't have to rip.

sewbizgirl

I think yellow star points would really make the stars pop.

Sharongn

I learned about following the rules for picking fabric too Joe'smom. I wish I would have picked a lighter fabric C but NO... I had to be stubborn and ignore the rules and what was suggested in the thread. Lol. I still like the way it turned out though. I posted my top on page 43 of you're interested in seeing how the yellow turned out in mine. 😊

sewbizgirl

Your quilt is bright and lively, Sharon. I think the yellow adds a lot to it.

Sharongn

Thank you so much! It sure was fun making it. I think that's half the battle, right?

joe'smom

So I checked, and I don't have enough of the E fabrics to make more HSTs with the yellow. If I have to rip out all of those HSTs, it's likely I won't get to it any time soon. So I think I will have to compromise, and use the ones I have, with the neutral, for the first little stars and the sawtooth border, and switch to the yellow for the inner stars.

givio

joe'smom, I'd switch to the yellow. I think you'll be happier with the contrast the yellow will provide compared to your other fabrics. I used two fabrics that did not have enough contrast for my HSTs and am disappointed in that... My sawtooth border doesn't show up much.

Rebaquilts

So here is the little quilt I made with the leftovers from the larger quilt of valor :-) happy!

Sharongn

That came out beautifully! Love it.

joe'smom

Rebaquilts, that's so pretty! The blues are beautiful together.