The Quilt that Jenny will Never Get
#1
Attended my first batmitzvah and was quite moved by the young people sharing a lesson. The girl we were there fore-- Jenny-- wore purple and spoke about her love of the color.
I was moved to make a quilt for her-- something that combined purple as well as her faith.
I found the first image. I liked it because it subtly communicates the star of David without being an overtly Jewish design.
Then I went through my stash and pulled out all my purples, and I started making the pieced diamonds. The second photo is my design wall with the diamonds put up.
I really really dislike the results. It's clear that at least for this design, prints-- or at least the prints I had on hand-- do not do as well as batiks and other abstract prints.
Any advice? Suggestions for something else to do with these diamonds.
Or more likely: anyone want these pieces and the uncut fabric that goes with them? I know I'm not going to finish this particular quilt.
I was moved to make a quilt for her-- something that combined purple as well as her faith.
I found the first image. I liked it because it subtly communicates the star of David without being an overtly Jewish design.
Then I went through my stash and pulled out all my purples, and I started making the pieced diamonds. The second photo is my design wall with the diamonds put up.
I really really dislike the results. It's clear that at least for this design, prints-- or at least the prints I had on hand-- do not do as well as batiks and other abstract prints.
Any advice? Suggestions for something else to do with these diamonds.
Or more likely: anyone want these pieces and the uncut fabric that goes with them? I know I'm not going to finish this particular quilt.
The design I worked from
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The diamonds I made but won't use
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#3
I think you are right that the colors don't quite capture the jewel-like quality of the sample. The calicos/florals don't have the same impact.
Does the image on the screen match your real fabrics? They seem muted and maybe even washed out on my computer screen...
Does the image on the screen match your real fabrics? They seem muted and maybe even washed out on my computer screen...
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Originally Posted by LindaMRB
I think you are right that the colors don't quite capture the jewel-like quality of the sample. The calicos/florals don't have the same impact.
Does the image on the screen match your real fabrics? They seem muted and maybe even washed out on my computer screen...
Does the image on the screen match your real fabrics? They seem muted and maybe even washed out on my computer screen...
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Yeahhhhhh...very good effort but I think there's not enough of a focus. Does it want to be a blue tone quilt? Does it want to be a purple quilt? Does it want to be a red quilt?
The example is AMAZING with the jewel tones, but I think you could pull it off with a more subdued palette. You just need to narrow the field of color, and maybe play with the tone instead?
The example is AMAZING with the jewel tones, but I think you could pull it off with a more subdued palette. You just need to narrow the field of color, and maybe play with the tone instead?
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