Did I say less fiddling than usual? Ha! That'll teach me. It's taken me several false starts and a whole week to do one little strip across the top of this that I am satisfied with.
The first part - the mucky green with yellow inserts - came together in a pleasing, straightforward way but then I hit a bump in the quilty road. My logical brain wanted to use a particular fabric. It made sense. I hadn't used it up at the top, it should have provided a neat contract with what went before. Only it didn't. In fact it didn't work at all.
Undeterred I made another strip using the same pale fabric but with a different partner. That was no better. So I had to admit I was wrong and go back to the drawing board.
Eventually I came up with something better.
7 comments:
However long it takes, it is marvelous and worth doing well. I love it.
I agree that getting a look from a different angle can help considerably. Also, seeing it in a photograph almost always makes it feel a bit different and helps things stand out to me that my eye was glazing over in real life.
The yellow instead of the blue works nicely. I like the dark fabric with the yellow skinny stripes. You are getting close to having this one done and it is a beauty!
From both directions, I see why your new strip set works... even if I can't explain it. The the triangles at the bottom are fabulous. Love the mix of colors and values with lots of repeats.
Yes! It totally ties in with two other spots in the quilt which creates a subtle balance with the darker, skinnier pieced sets. Medallion quilts always take a bit more thinking for me. I think that's why I enjoy them so much. They fit in with the way I tend to work--figure something out and then put it away. Pull it out and more forward again. This is looking really, really good!
I love this tangled path in the woods.
I think the changes you made with the top piecing works so well, I love how this is growing with each of your improv additions.
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