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Old 07-06-2010, 04:55 AM
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I like your fabric and the blocks. Maybe to add a little to it, you could use stashing of a contrasting or attention getting color....I love the old looking prints.. reminds me of my childhood with my grandmother.
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Old 07-06-2010, 05:11 AM
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I love the quiet colors. This is going to be a great looking quilt. Don't give up on it.
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Old 07-06-2010, 05:18 AM
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I am glad you chose to keep going on your quilt. I love the colors, and agree that you will also find a second design emerge as you continue on. Please keep us posted, I would love to see the final quilt.
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Old 07-06-2010, 05:25 AM
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I hope all the positive feedback has convinced you to keep working on this quilt. I too, think what you've got going is beautiful. Subtle can be gorgeous! And one thing I've learned from quilting---sometimes a customer would bring in a quilt that she no longer liked, somewhere along the process it 'turned on her' & some have even said they hated the quilt they were bringing in to be long-armed. It was always so fun to see their faces when it was finished & they came to pick it up --- quilting transformed it & they again loved the quilt. It happens all the time, so please keep going. You'll be so glad you did!!
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Old 07-06-2010, 08:46 AM
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We quilters are our own worst critics. Your first photo shows the contrast so well. Like everyone else, keep going. I'm sure you're going to be very surprised.
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Old 07-06-2010, 09:06 AM
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I don't think it is bad either.
when the whole thing is finished it will be classy
and refined!
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Old 07-06-2010, 09:43 AM
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I love it! I think it will be subtly exquisite when it's all done.
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Old 07-06-2010, 10:00 AM
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I would not stop. I love the fabrics and they are very pretty. I like the way they look together. It can be a beautiful blended quilt. I say go for it.
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Old 07-06-2010, 11:20 AM
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our group did a mystery project last year. when I finished it I was unhappy-not enough contrast,- it seemed to just blend together! When we met & displayed them(12)-- almost everyone liked my"dreamy, waterclor quilt" the BEST. When I stepped back--I COULD SEE WHAT THEY WERE SEEING! Ithink the same will happen for you! Do the applique as suggested, add some dark, premade skinny bias tape, swirled to give some movement!!-IF you think it needs more at the end!
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Old 07-06-2010, 01:35 PM
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I really like it!! If you want to have the fabrics stand out from each other, do it in the quilting - maybe heavy quilting on one fabric and none on the other or something like that! But I do like the low contrast! Nice job!!
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