knitwitrosie

I added white to the mix and reworked the quilt. What do you think?

SlightlyOffQuilter

I like the second version with the white. It adds more of a mix to the party !

retiredteacher09

I like the first one better. If you go with the second one, maybe a cream would be better than the white.

I haven't tried a Disappearing Nine Patch yet. I love the design of it though.

Connie

kaelynangelfoot

I personally don't like the L-shapes and think the second pattern looks much better. But I'm a little OCD like that and spent several hours rearranging my DP9 so that no matching fabrics touched to the best of my ability. The end of the story is that if you are happy with it, then that is good enough. But if the L-shapes bother you I would make changes, because you might end up always being bothered by the project if you don't.

citruscountyquilter

It's fine to ask for opinions but you'll get many conflicting opinions on what looks best. In the end it is your quilt and what you like that should rule. I use my design wall a lot so I wouldn't get too hung up on the final design of your quilt before you have even cut the squares out. Just dive in and move things around on a design wall. If you don't have a design wall then use the bed or floor to lay things out before you sew them. Take a picture with a digital camera to give you another perspective. You can also use a peep hole that you put in a door to look at what you have laid out to get yet another perspective on how the finished quilt will look. Squinting your eyes when something is laid out also helps sometimes. Lay it out and leave it be for a while and see how you feel each time you walk by it. Have some fun with the layout and if you have a woops moment so be it and move on. Every quilt I've made, and there are many, I have learned something. Sometimes you just have to do it!

knitwitrosie

Thanks everyone!!

I think I'm going to go with option #2 as those "L-shapes" would drive me nuts!! I'm not gonna get a chance to start cutting tonight, but I'm gonna just dive right in tomorrow and get started