Fabric-driven quilts may be a thing of the past for me
#23
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Location: Timmins, Ont. Canada
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That would too bad if it becomes a UFO as individually the fabrics are very pretty, they just need "something" to liven things up a bit. As others have suggested, maybe a different sashing in a contrasting or co-ordinating colour(s) to brighten things. Very pretty fabric though. Good luck in your search !!
#24
I learned from many books, magazines, classes, and talking to award winning quilters that it isn't the fabric design that comes first, it's the contrast of fabrics that comes first then the color way then the fabric design. Get one of the red and green plastic fabric viewing screens and you can instantly see the contrast in the fabric. I was surprised at what I thought was light fabric against med fabric were both the same contrast!
#25
I learned from many books, magazines, classes, and talking to award winning quilters that it isn't the fabric design that comes first, it's the contrast of fabrics that comes first then the color way then the fabric design. Get one of the red and green plastic fabric viewing screens and you can instantly see the contrast in the fabric. I was surprised at what I thought was light fabric against med fabric were both the same contrast!
#29
I loveeeeeeeeeee your fabric and your blocks. I don't know if it's my picture or not, but I don't see any of the brown/wine color in the print fabrics so to me it looks out of place. I think I would switch it out for the palest lavender in the larger leaf print. I also agree with irishrose that sashing would lose the patterns AND about trying it with matching the colors in the diamonds to see how that looks.
#30
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Portland, Oregon
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Hi! I am finishing up projects that my mother did not finish before she joined the angels. She made a top using this same block pattern. I added some sashing and a couple of borders before sending it out to be quilted. I was pleastantly surprised when the top was completed. I really liked it more than I had anticipated. Good luck finishing it.
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