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05-24-2011, 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by canuckninepatch
This is the first square I've done with my featherweight. It's a paperpieced square, and I'm using florals from my stash. It's just a sample, so would appreciate helpful criticism. I'm wondering if it's too busy, and also if some of the florals are too large. What about the colours together? Any input would be helpful. I was thinking of making a 4 block by 4 block baby girl quilt. Thanks!
You might like the resulting harmony.
You have used smalls, medium and large prints for balance.
You have used darks, mediums and lights too.
You might experiment with the placement so that two of the same values or print size are not adjoining.
05-24-2011, 10:08 PM
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The piecing is very nice, but you are losing the effect of the card trick block by having so much activity in the fabrics. The colors are ok, but maybe you want to divide the florals with some tone-on-tones or solids. This is such a striking block you want your design to be more evident.
05-25-2011, 07:27 AM
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And so you see that the #1 truth is that each person's truth is a little different, or a LOT different, LOL, and when it comes right down to it, you must listen to your heart and follow your own TRUTH and do what pleases you the most.
Only you can know the exact effect you are wanting to achieve and what makes you happy.
I'd say play with your fabrics and pattern. Cut several mini pieces to just lay together to see the different effects. Make them small without seam allowances. You won't need to sew them, just lay them out beside each other. Accuracy won't be so important as you can overlap if an edge is crooked. You can still see, with a 1" square, how the colors are going to blend or contrast with one another.
And if you don't want to waste these little scraps after, paint a piece of wood white and decopage them to it in your pattern or in a scrappy or crazy quilt design with some embellishments added.
Smilesssss and huggggggs,
Only you can know the exact effect you are wanting to achieve and what makes you happy.
I'd say play with your fabrics and pattern. Cut several mini pieces to just lay together to see the different effects. Make them small without seam allowances. You won't need to sew them, just lay them out beside each other. Accuracy won't be so important as you can overlap if an edge is crooked. You can still see, with a 1" square, how the colors are going to blend or contrast with one another.
And if you don't want to waste these little scraps after, paint a piece of wood white and decopage them to it in your pattern or in a scrappy or crazy quilt design with some embellishments added.
Smilesssss and huggggggs,
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