Help! What color could be added
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Just love this post and all the ideas the web site offered in first reply are inspiring. I love what PaperPrincess came up with, but what I'm wondering is - if the originals are hand appliqued, wouldn't cutting in quarters jeopardize the strength of the circle? And, Bree123 - love your idea. Just look around and almost everything has some type of circle - endless!!!
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Just love this post and all the ideas the web site offered in first reply are inspiring. I love what PaperPrincess came up with, but what I'm wondering is - if the originals are hand appliqued, wouldn't cutting in quarters jeopardize the strength of the circle? And, Bree123 - love your idea. Just look around and almost everything has some type of circle - endless!!!
#24
I would sew them together and then add rings at the intersection. Not all exactly center some more toward one side than the other and use some yellows, rusts, and deep reds in those circles. I wouldn't do a sashing but I might take all of my blue scraps and pull the blocks together with a pieced sashing of blues. I'm thinking of something like the blooming nine patch where to fabrics blend into one another.
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I read Cindy B's comment & I thought "no, the new raw edges will be fine because they'll be enclosed in the seam." Which then made me think ... I don't think the sample that was done included any seam allowances. So I just wanted to point out the obvious: make sure if you're doing the cut-up option that you'll still have enough of the design left once you shave off 1/4" from every side.
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This group is the very BEST to get ideas from. I really like the cut-up photo but then the quilting can take on a life of it's own. I feel the circles 'need' something inside and give it more interest. Such creative people on here, love reading the suggestions.
Don't forget to come back with your final photo of the quilt.
Don't forget to come back with your final photo of the quilt.
#29
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Just my thoughts, but whatever color you chose to add, use a tone on tone color for movement and harmony? Maybe the solid circles as suggested? Maybe connect the blocks then add solid circles floating alone, and some over the rings? I would print a couple copies of the starter blocks and play with pens to get ideas? Post what you end up with.
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