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#11
I think tea-dying would bring the middle section closer to the colors of the bottom section. I just had the same problem with a string quilt - the white muslin I'd used looked too stark against the mainly browns/blues/reds/golds of the strings. I ended up tea-dying it and now it's much better. Had no clue how to tea-dye, so I just winged it. 10 Liptons tea bags, half of a very large stock pot of water boiled until dark brown. Then I turned off the burner, added my 25 squares and just let them sit for a couple of hours.
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I think they look fine. Each section on its own is OK, but the different sections don't go together,
are they suppose to go into one quilt? After quilting the white will blend in better, adding a border will help draw
your eye around the piece and you won't concentrate on the white pieces as much.
are they suppose to go into one quilt? After quilting the white will blend in better, adding a border will help draw
your eye around the piece and you won't concentrate on the white pieces as much.
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..could you re-arange the blocks? Put a row of the dugouts on either side of the Troubles and maybe make some more Hmmmm.(or smaller) flying geese to go on the other side of the dugouts? Maybe put a sashing in between too. I really like the Kansas Troubles blocks as they are. They remind me of wind swept skies and snow drifts.
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