Any suggestions on background fabric is it best to have a light color then
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For the background you want it dark enough to contrast with the whites you will be using, but still neutral so that it doesn't over power the other colours.
I made my first snowflake last night and it was a teeny bit tricky with the small pieces, but I used sizing every time I pressed and that seemed to really help keep the points. I also used a single hole throat plate. Now I will go back to chain piecing, but I had to make one entire square first. This is really fun! Janie |
The instructions suggest cream for the background.
I'm setting here looking at the snowflake pattern trying to come up with a way to avoid those tiny pieces! It may be time to get my husband to whip the pattern up with CAD so I can paper piece it. |
Karielt,
Yes, I think that a light color is best - I am using a beige print - tone-on-tone....similar to the the color in the original instructions...because of all of the different colors that we will be using each month I think that a light ground will be best. JanieW - I totally agree...and when I did the snowflakes, I found that when I added the 2 halves, I opened the seams rather than press to one side..it was easier and the snowflakes are more flat that way. Lisa, I am sure that you could paper piece these if you wanted to....I didn't even think of that...the triangles are small for the snowflakes - but they do go together pretty well..February is a lot easier - pieces are bigger...... just have to get though January's snowflakes.... |
Don't worry, Lockeb. I will conquer the triangles one way or the other! I've got to pick up some cream fabric tomorrow for the background and then I will be off and running.
Thanks for finding this link. It looks like fun. I'm betting March has something to do with shamrocks. |
Lockeb, count me in, also. It looks like a lot of fun, and manageable as far as time commitment.
Now I am off to dig through the stash for a neutral!! :lol: How many are there doing this now? |
Lisa,
I'm seeing some shamrocks also :-) Quilt Mom, from what I can see here, there's about 25 of us here now - that's pretty good.... |
count me in too. Just have to remember to check every
month for the next pattern. Think I'll stick a post it note on my screen. Never saw one like this before, looks like fun. Yeah Lockeb, I'm seeing shamrocks too and pumpkins and leaves too. Tee Hee! Course I gott add a cat in there somewhere too. Catlady |
Hi Catlady...
Well, perhaps October will be a black cat instead of a pumpkin.... :-) Glad that you are joining us - we are going to have quite the showcase at the end of the year :-) |
Ok Billll! I'm in! I have a long narrow space in a hallway that is crying out for a wallhanging, so I am going to make mine much narrower, but I'll definitely being do this one.
I'll be using scrappy tone on tone look as well for the background. I like the look of scrappy backgrounds too! |
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