2013 Bonnie Hunter Mystery Celtic Solstice
#571
I am trying to decide if I can get 7 more blocks out of what I have now and make it square (70"x70") before borders or keep it rectangular and just do some more borders? I will be making it for our queen sized bed with a deep mattress so I know it won't have much of a drop but since I am almost out of my sandy/brownish fabric I am not sure if I can get many more new blocks...
#577
Tweety: I think I like the blue the best, I think the green would be better if it was lighter. Its funny how close we are to the same place on the quilt. Its as large as I want it so I won't be putting borders on it. The 25 left over blocks are going on the back in a medallion design.
Couldn't get the whole thing in the picture but it measures 99 X 99.
Couldn't get the whole thing in the picture but it measures 99 X 99.
#578
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Your tops all look so pretty! I finished mine this morning. I decided not to put the tri rec border on because the quilt is already so busy and I wanted to tone it down a bit. I'm going to use my tri rec squares on the back somehow.
I must say, now that it's finished, the spots that are a little off aren't noticeable. All that stressing I did for nothing!
One thing I think I'll do differently next year is to use a few bright fabric choices, but also a few calmer, softer colors. Mine are all loud and made for a loud, albeit pretty, quilt!
I must say, now that it's finished, the spots that are a little off aren't noticeable. All that stressing I did for nothing!
One thing I think I'll do differently next year is to use a few bright fabric choices, but also a few calmer, softer colors. Mine are all loud and made for a loud, albeit pretty, quilt!
#579
Nilla: I decided to call my quilt DYNAMIC not loud. I feel the same way about my less than perfect piecing. If I had a galloping horse to ride by on, I would hardly notice.
Certainly not an expert in color choices but I did Bonnie's Orca quilt and for some reason the pattern didn't emerge. Maybe it was because I used mottled whites as opposed to the solid white or maybe the purples and greens had too big a range. Don't know but that's why I chose solid whites and pretty much the same intensity of the darker colors. The Orca is a UFO, when I finish it I am going to ask the Board to help me figure out why the pattern didn't emerge. The CS pattern sure did.
Certainly not an expert in color choices but I did Bonnie's Orca quilt and for some reason the pattern didn't emerge. Maybe it was because I used mottled whites as opposed to the solid white or maybe the purples and greens had too big a range. Don't know but that's why I chose solid whites and pretty much the same intensity of the darker colors. The Orca is a UFO, when I finish it I am going to ask the Board to help me figure out why the pattern didn't emerge. The CS pattern sure did.
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