Scared to get started....
#11
Wow, great tutorial and amazing quilt. I think should be able to do a one color tumbling block. But I think you may have to test the value of your fabric and make sure they are distinct enough against each other. If your piles are sorted by light medium and dark there may be some fabrics between the medium and dark that may need to be switched.
This is where one of those red pieces of plastic work great to determine what fabrics will really be of the same value.
This is where one of those red pieces of plastic work great to determine what fabrics will really be of the same value.
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http://www.myquiltfabric.com/pdf/Tumbling_Blocks.pdf
In this tute are they suggesting 5 1/2 yards of tone on tone or 5 one half yard cuts of fabric = 2 1/2 yards total for the tone on tone. Anyone done a larger one than crib size. If so do you have fabric amounts.
In this tute are they suggesting 5 1/2 yards of tone on tone or 5 one half yard cuts of fabric = 2 1/2 yards total for the tone on tone. Anyone done a larger one than crib size. If so do you have fabric amounts.
#17
All the advice was great. I think I am going to put it away till June. Just found out that my husband will be gone then and i will be able to concentrate better on it, plus I will have a little bit more money to go buy some added fabric to get a better contrast. MY son will not be happy that I am putting it off for another week and1/2. But I have my oldest graduating on the 3rd of June and I know I am going to have to make some kind of design wall and leave it up till done. Since I sew in my kitchen nook and family room I don't have a spare wall but I think I will put something on rods and hang it up in the living room where there is plenty of lights.
Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I feel my courage building, and building.
#19
Since tumbling blocks is all about value to get the deminsional effect another way to check value is take a picture of your fabrics then view it as black and white. I really liked the idea of adding in some white, beige or grey since all blue would lack a wow factor. Also remember tints and shades in blues like Navy (almost black) or whites with a blue cast to them.
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