3 D Pinwheel
07-12-2013, 06:25 AM
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3 D Pinwheel
Recently I have posted about my art quilts. Yes, I have more than the Zinnias (on my avatar profile) started! Actually two in the works and another two picked out and just waiting for me to start on them!
i don't know. I guess it comes from a jumbled up mind! My friend told me it was an over active creative mind. Yes, she is being nice! Heh.
i started this pinwheel last year for our master bedroom. I have only 12 squares started and one of them finished with the small yo-yo center. I saw a pinwheel design recently that had no borders except on the outer sides. I think I like that and am going with it even though it means I have to make more 12" squares. I might not be able to purchase any of the pinwheel fabric, but I want to use it as the outside border.
I was originally thinking traditionally, but I think I want to go without the borders separating the squares. I took two pics. But the one inside didn't do the fabric colors justice.
These border situations are gonna be the death of my creations!LOL I guess I can look at it on the framing of my artwork, the choice of mats always did me in too! Gracious!
Ummmm.......that might not work. I realize that if I had used the same solid color around the pinwheel it would of. Back to thinking this out again. I am still open to suggestions guys and gals!
i don't know. I guess it comes from a jumbled up mind! My friend told me it was an over active creative mind. Yes, she is being nice! Heh.
i started this pinwheel last year for our master bedroom. I have only 12 squares started and one of them finished with the small yo-yo center. I saw a pinwheel design recently that had no borders except on the outer sides. I think I like that and am going with it even though it means I have to make more 12" squares. I might not be able to purchase any of the pinwheel fabric, but I want to use it as the outside border.
I was originally thinking traditionally, but I think I want to go without the borders separating the squares. I took two pics. But the one inside didn't do the fabric colors justice.
These border situations are gonna be the death of my creations!LOL I guess I can look at it on the framing of my artwork, the choice of mats always did me in too! Gracious!
Ummmm.......that might not work. I realize that if I had used the same solid color around the pinwheel it would of. Back to thinking this out again. I am still open to suggestions guys and gals!
Last edited by QuiltnNan; 07-12-2013 at 08:13 AM. Reason: combine two posts
07-12-2013, 09:46 AM
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That which you are calling "borders" are probably more appropriately called "sashings"........plain strips between the blocks of a quilt.
I think your quilt is so cute it doesn't need sashings to separate the blocks (I personally don't like sashings most of the time, I must confess). Consider playing with larger plain borders that you could applique more yo-yos onto. Maybe quilt it with curvy lines to represent wind blowing to spin those pinwheels.
No matter what, it'll be cute!
Jan in VA
I think your quilt is so cute it doesn't need sashings to separate the blocks (I personally don't like sashings most of the time, I must confess). Consider playing with larger plain borders that you could applique more yo-yos onto. Maybe quilt it with curvy lines to represent wind blowing to spin those pinwheels.
No matter what, it'll be cute!
Jan in VA
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