A Sneak Peek at my first Quilt, an illustration
09-09-2011, 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by malfromcessnock
Let's become "friends" on this forum? Oh, I just realized you are my only friend so far on this forum. Cheers, for now.
my only kiddo is grown & on her own, too. my first quilt was 43 years ago, a small 9 block throw. That timeline does not make me any kind of expert tho, as I have only made a handful of quilts, that I can remember.
In the late 90's early 80's, I subscribed to a quilt mag. It was small, the size of a readers' digest. The paper was glorified newsprint. Once, in that mag, there was the most amazingly detailed (traditional-way before the art quilts started to be well known) quilt, designed and made by a man. I believe he had won shows & awards with it.
Anyway, men have a long history of being interested in this craft.
For me, it is a creative outlet. Also, I love fabric and sewing. I picked quilting back up March this year.
09-09-2011, 02:17 PM
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MAl, Great design. Colors never seem to be true on any machine. Don't worry about it to much as long as your tones are good! I understand this is your first quilt and what a project is. Are you going to have any help with this beauty? I would love to see stars in the intersections of the sashing. his is alot for a first quilt though. Just a thought!
peace
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09-10-2011, 04:17 AM
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IMHO a would like a slightly darker sashing. When it is so light, it jumps to the foreground and looks like you are looking through a fence...unless that is the goal (smile). If it is a tad darker, tone on tone, it would blend a bit better, and not be so stark. Again, the "starkness" may be the computer.
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