Cathe

OK - I made another one, with a smaller color range (clean blues and purples), and with more medium value fabrics rather than just darks and lights. I like it much better, and I look forward to hanging it on my porch!

(Again, I have just stuck the blocks up on my design wall - the quilt isn't sewn up yet.)

[IMG]http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...porchquilt.jpg[/IMG]

:D I am much happier now!

tslowery

If that quilt is ugly (Boy am I in trouble here) I like it... :-) :-) :-) I can't imagine doing all those blocks and just whipping up another that quick boy do I have a longgggg way to go...I thought the chicken tucking was funny :mrgreen: :mrgreen: send to me and I will tuck my husband under it in a minute...

Cathe

It wasn't that it was ugly -- I just didn't like it, and I really didn't want to use it for the intended purpose. My house is not cosy or country - it's a big Victorian "farmhouse" in an old neighborhood with beautiful houses (it's a rental! :lol: ). So something traditional and slightly more elegant is in order. The blue and purple one will look good.

Prism99

One thing you can do is make up the quilt and then tea-dye or over-dye the whole thing. This can mute the high contrasts and tie together the disparate colors. Years ago a woman showed before and after pictures of a quilt she tea-dyed after quilting; it looked great!

Barb M

Love your new colours Cathe :) :) :) very elegant :)

BlueChicken

I like the new one better too.... but I still like the old one! lol