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09-08-2010, 04:35 AM
#11
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LaceLady's suggestion shows much more balance.... or as you said, use hearts in each of the light colored blocks. That's a beautiful quilt .... you did great work. Please be sure to show us the finished product.
09-08-2010, 04:38 AM
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Originally Posted by chamby
I have finished the quilt top for my nephew and is wife, almost.
I am putting hearts in the middle of the lighter blocks. I really do not have enough fabric for hearts in each block. So I decided to just do everyother one. What do you think? I need be I can make enough for all the light blocks. Then just use the backing fabric for my binding. I also thought about starting at the four corners and then work out the every other one. Here are two pics. The first one shows everyother one. The second one starts with the four corners of light blocks and alternate the rows in between.
I am putting hearts in the middle of the lighter blocks. I really do not have enough fabric for hearts in each block. So I decided to just do everyother one. What do you think? I need be I can make enough for all the light blocks. Then just use the backing fabric for my binding. I also thought about starting at the four corners and then work out the every other one. Here are two pics. The first one shows everyother one. The second one starts with the four corners of light blocks and alternate the rows in between.
09-08-2010, 04:51 AM
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Love your quilt! What about this.....pick up all the hearts, close your eyes and sprinkle them over the quilt? Then applique them in place wherever they fall. Just a thought.....
I also like the idea of saving one for your label.
I also like the idea of saving one for your label.
09-08-2010, 05:12 AM
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I would keep it simple. On the top picture, I would move the bottom two hearts to the next right open white squares. This completes the empty holes in the middle and far right up/down columns. Gives it symmetry. So you have a far left column with hearts, two middle columns of hearts and the far right column with hearts, leaving 4 empty white columns. With, without, without, with, with, without, without, with. Hope that makes sense.
09-08-2010, 05:24 AM
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If you have enough of the red to make a heart for each of the light squares, that is what I would prefer.
Your blocks are in an 8 x 10 layout, so the "center" of the quilt is on a seam line/intersection, not in a block.
Lacelady's suggestion is good.
Your blocks are in an 8 x 10 layout, so the "center" of the quilt is on a seam line/intersection, not in a block.
Lacelady's suggestion is good.
09-08-2010, 05:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Lady-T
I'm not keen on either layout of hearts, because neither seems consistent. In the top pic, you have 20 hearts. If you start from the top left corner, you can do a whole diagonal row. Then if you alternate diagonal rows, i.e. don't put hearts in the next row of light blocks, but then make another row in the following diagonal row, that will use up exactly 20 hearts!
Ditto! - Or place just in outer squares...will leave a few hearts left over. Applique them on back of quilt along with label.....just another idea.
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