Bonnie Hunter Winter Mystery 2021/2022 - Rhododendron Trail
01-18-2022, 09:00 AM
#721
Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: East Scotland
Posts: 220
HI all
Coming out of lurk-dom to show my progress so far. It's been great seeing everyone else's progress shots.
All my main blocks have been sashed, still have to do the sashing on the setting triangles, and then I can start to make my rows.
I began by making 2/3rds of the unit numbers, but I complicated things for myself by making each unit at 75% size! Reducing the size was no problem, but I was mathematically challenged a couple of times with working out the amounts - I had many, many pink/white HST's left over! So I adapted my setting triangles to include these (still have more left, haha).
When it came to the sashing tho, I did retain the original size, cos 3/4 size on there would have been a bit silly lol. I also felt it needed a darker green than aqua, so swapped that out.
I think this is the "pinkest" top I've ever made!
This has been quite an intensive top to make, but I'm so glad I joined in.....
Kate
Coming out of lurk-dom to show my progress so far. It's been great seeing everyone else's progress shots.
All my main blocks have been sashed, still have to do the sashing on the setting triangles, and then I can start to make my rows.
I began by making 2/3rds of the unit numbers, but I complicated things for myself by making each unit at 75% size! Reducing the size was no problem, but I was mathematically challenged a couple of times with working out the amounts - I had many, many pink/white HST's left over! So I adapted my setting triangles to include these (still have more left, haha).
When it came to the sashing tho, I did retain the original size, cos 3/4 size on there would have been a bit silly lol. I also felt it needed a darker green than aqua, so swapped that out.
I think this is the "pinkest" top I've ever made!
This has been quite an intensive top to make, but I'm so glad I joined in.....
Kate
01-18-2022, 09:18 AM
#722
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Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Greater Peoria, IL -- just moved!
Posts: 6,141
Wow, Siodach, what a way to come out of lurking! I love what you are doing and that you are reducing the overall scale at the same time is amazing. Good for you for figuring out your mathematical challenges and ways to use the pieces. I'm going to figure out what I'm doing with my whole extra step worth of pieces but that won't be any time soon.
I really like the strength of your sashing -- I'm going back into my boxes to see still yet other options... I think the aqua I currently have picked out is most likely low-poly but still a blend. I did a burn test and part of me says -- perfect color, enough yardage and close enough fiber content, and the other part says no, too shiny and won't wear/weather the same.
I really like the strength of your sashing -- I'm going back into my boxes to see still yet other options... I think the aqua I currently have picked out is most likely low-poly but still a blend. I did a burn test and part of me says -- perfect color, enough yardage and close enough fiber content, and the other part says no, too shiny and won't wear/weather the same.
01-18-2022, 09:20 AM
#723
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: Ballwin, MO
Posts: 4,238
Siodach, your quilt is looking wonderful! I love your variety of pinks, the pink on the sides and your shade of sashing (which looks like a teal blue on my monitor). How brave of you to reduce block size (I'll walk miles out of my way to avoid math, LOL). I'm thinking of doing a 4x5 version also.
I've never worked with cool pink before; it just isn't a color I've gravitated to, but I am really enjoying the bright colors of this quilt.
I've never worked with cool pink before; it just isn't a color I've gravitated to, but I am really enjoying the bright colors of this quilt.
