Fun and quirky or just plain weird?

Reply Subscribe

Page 3 of 3

Thread Tools

09-11-2011, 09:58 AM

#21

ljfox

Junior Member

Join Date: Nov 2010

Location: Michigan

Posts: 288

I love the fish and the polka dots but not the flowered so much. I like the flowered actually but not with the fish. Of course this is just my opinion and I tend to go with the safe choice.

09-11-2011, 10:21 AM

#22

clem55

Super Member

Join Date: Jan 2010

Location: Lexington,Kentucky

Posts: 6,163

Quote:

Originally Posted by sewwhat85

here i go again sticking my foot in my mouth, If you like it great but i think the flower one is a little off.

That's my opinion also. That fabric just doesn't seem to fit.

09-11-2011, 10:44 AM

#23

quiltlady

Senior Member

Join Date: Mar 2010

Location: Sleepless South of Seattle

Posts: 374

Quote:

Originally Posted by JanTx

I must have a "Girly Fishy" baby quilt for the son of a dear friend. (Long story, but .. must have this!) I've been collecting fish fabric since I first heard of the upcoming bundle of joy, but just KNEW the bundle would be male. Well, she's not. So Girly Fishy quilt.

I took in the fish fabric thinking polka dots, purples, etc. What you see is what the LQS worker put together. She's been a tremendous help so many times that I just trust her choices, even this time, even though I REALLY wasn't sure about this. I'm putting it together and I'm still not sure! It's not too late to cut bait - so to speak - so ... should I go back to purple polkas ... or ... what?

I love all the fabrics and don't think the flowers are out of place -they are very wimsical and girly - and flowers are around ponds. What I do think is that the blue fish fabric is overwelhming for a girl quilt- maybe cause of the size of the block. Since you want to have it be fishy - If you have another contrast fabric - polka dots , swirals etc, maybe you could do a 9 square with the fish in smaller squares for the altenate block and make the fish boarder more narrow. Making the fish squares smaller would make the flower squares and orange pop out more for a more girly look. I would also include the flowers in the border somehow maybe as just corner blocks.

09-11-2011, 09:14 PM

#24

JanTx

Super Member

Thread Starter

Join Date: Aug 2010

Location: Texas Gulf Coast

Posts: 1,463

Awesome suggestions! I'm going to do something different with it - that's for sure. It's almost ... if I had to ask then ... it needed to change.

I'll let ya'll know what I come up with.