Is the bllue fabric wrong?
#1
Is the bllue fabric wrong?
I'm starting the 4th Smith Mountain Morning and I wanted to do it in green. Here are the first 3 blocks and the light neutral that has a blue base jumps out at me. Would you leave that in?[ATTACH=CONFIG]619250[/ATTACH]After I posted the picture, I can't see the blue fabric. Pictures sometimes so a number on reality. It's the middle light one with leafless trees. The greens don't even look green.
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I bet there isn't a dry eye in the house.
Yes, I did see that and her blog this a.m. which I get a day later said she would not blog for a while. I have been worried about her for some time. She is running a million miles per second. So much going on in her life. It doesn't take much to derail a person with that much going on. I'm taking her class on Sunday.
Yes, I did see that and her blog this a.m. which I get a day later said she would not blog for a while. I have been worried about her for some time. She is running a million miles per second. So much going on in her life. It doesn't take much to derail a person with that much going on. I'm taking her class on Sunday.
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In your picture, the middle strips and the smaller strips closer to the center all seem to be noticeably lighter and "cooler" (color-wise) than the other light neutral strips - the other strips seem to be a bit more yellow, giving them a "warmer" look. If it was my quilt, I would be inclined to replace them something that matches the warmth of the other strips.
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I see what you mean. The leafless tree fabric has cool tones (they look ice blue/grey to me). The others are decidedly warm. I would try to stick with all warms. Anytime something “jumps out at me” I have to ask “in a bad way or a good way?”
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I don't see blue but maybe my computer is not showing a true color. Does it bother you so much that you feel you need to remove it? If you use it throughout your quilt then it will be a consistent fabric
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I understand what you are saying. But if I take out the blue and put in another beige type warm color, I think the quilt will lose it's sparkle and punch and be bland. I'm feeling very naughty today, so I will leave it in. I'm taking that entire box to Bonnie Hunter class on Sunday. We will see what she says. Thanks everyone. Marcia
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I learned my lesson on 2 different scrappy quilts that both happened to be green. One had all similar shades of a forest green and the piecing was indistinguishable. The second one had all colors and shades of green: mint, forest, sage, turquoise, kelly, spring, smoky. And it turned out gorgeous.
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