Pansy KAleidoscope Quilt Top
05-07-2009, 05:22 AM
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I've just done piecing this top. I used the stack n whack technique in the Maxine Rosenthal book, One Block Wonders. It was really fun to do, but I'm not sure I really like it - I think I should have had a fabric with a larger motif in it and a longer pattern repeat - hence my moaning and whining on the lurcher fabric thread! I buy my fabric online and most sites don't tell you size of print and length of pattern repeat - when you have to order 4 or 5 yards, you don't want to make a mistake!
Anyway, maybe it will look better with a border, but what kind? Opinions please! Plus, I've no idea how to quilt it!
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Anyway, maybe it will look better with a border, but what kind? Opinions please! Plus, I've no idea how to quilt it!
K x
Pansy kaleidoscope top (it's the same fabric that Rhonda used a while back - I think hers were more striking as individual blocks but I wanted to make a full kaleidoscope quilt as per my book's instructions!)
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Here's a pic of the original fabric and the book I used - I didn't use the template in the end because it was for octogans and i did hexagons - I thought it would be easier to start as there are no gaps to fill!
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05-07-2009, 05:36 AM
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I love your One Block Wonder quilt. Yes, some of the bigger and bolder prints do show off the pattern more, BUT it's always nice to see a subtle soft version.
For the boarder I would pull one of the bolder colors. Me being a red lover, that is the direction I would go. But the blue could be interesting to. OR do a small blue then a wider red/wine/burgundy (it's hard to tell which shade you have).
As far as quilting.... hmmm not sure. Maybe just a all over meandering.
For the boarder I would pull one of the bolder colors. Me being a red lover, that is the direction I would go. But the blue could be interesting to. OR do a small blue then a wider red/wine/burgundy (it's hard to tell which shade you have).
As far as quilting.... hmmm not sure. Maybe just a all over meandering.
05-07-2009, 05:46 AM
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Thank you for the compliments, I'm glad you like it, I'm still not sure. The quilts in the book were so striking, I want to make another one asap with bolder fabric! I like your idea of red for the border - it's kind of a raspberry or plummy red.
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05-07-2009, 06:22 AM
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Originally Posted by sharon b
You know I think you might be correct, but send it to me and I will vouch whether it looks better in person ior in the picture :wink: LOL I think it ios fabulous :lol:
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