Ongoing Quilt Projects, Continued from the "No Appreciation...." Thread

[speckledhen]

Maybe use the darker gold as a tiny 1/2 inch border to set off the interior of the quilt from the border. It would pull out the darker gold in the blue flowered fabric.

Good idea! Thanks!

 

[speckledhen]

Oh, my "twin" quilt grew. The top is 76 x 99 before quilting. We each have two pillows on the bed so with only one on each side, it might could tuck some up there. This is a queen bed. Would make a twin bedspread size, I guess.

 

[jeria]

YW. I have learned just think a bit of a color sets the field off. I love love love color. I love to play with it. I have been to lots of national quilt shows and have learned a bunch of little hints from those that won big awards. Have to give them credit.

 

[jeria]

Oh, my "twin" quilt grew. The top is 76 x 99 before quilting. We each have two pillows on the bed so with only one on each side, it might could tuck some up there. This is a queen bed. Would make a twin bedspread size, I guess.

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I love quilts that go all the way down to the floor or are flexible and I can use them on multiple beds. It looks really good.

 

[speckledhen]

YW. I have learned just think a bit of a color sets the field off. I love love love color. I love to play with it. I have been to lots of national quilt shows and have learned a bunch of little hints from those that won big awards. Have to give them credit.

I'm pretty good with color, usually, though sometimes, I make a faux pas. Sometimes, it's my dark house or my bad eyes. Sometimes, it's just that I cannot go out and buy another yard of anything and must use what I have on hand, perfect or not.

I love quilts that go all the way down to the floor or are flexible and I can use them on multiple beds. It looks really good.

Good point and thank you!

 

[jeria]

I'm pretty good with color, usually, though sometimes, I make a faux pas. Sometimes, it's my dark house or my bad eyes. Sometimes, it's just that I cannot go out and buy another yard of anything and must use what I have on hand, perfect or not.


Good point and thank you!

Believe me I'm the same way. fabric has gotten dang expensive!! Often I want someone else to take a look and say yes or no or give me another option. You look at the plan so much and your eyes sort of get tired or don't see options.

 

[jeria]

Sometimes I take that new option, sometimes I do not. Play with it and it's a yes or no. Just a thought on what I saw.

 

[speckledhen]

Believe me I'm the same way. fabric has gotten dang expensive!! Often I want someone else to take a look and say yes or no or give me another option. You look at the plan so much and your eyes sort of get tired or don't see options.

Me, too. Appreciate the input!

 

[speckledhen]

I'm going to pull a "Johnny-Five" from that old movie, Short Circuit and say, "Need input!", LOL. Thread color. I thought the straw gold at the far end would be great, but I fear there is not enough to quilt this entire quilt and it's not available locally so would have to order it. The others are possibilities. The shorty spool is a 30 wt cotton quilting thread from Walmart, never used it, seems rather thick, really. I'd prefer a 40-50 wt. Anyway, the lavender thread might be nice on the front, but would really stand out more than I'd prefer on the pale yellow backing. In one photo, I put the darkest threads onto the backing alone. I have no yellow at all, just gold and beige tones and the eggshell and grayish pearl ones. What would you use?

 

[jeria]

A lighter color will pop the quilting in the darker plain blocks and blend in with the prints as will the darker golds. I always stretch the threads across all of the fabrics to see what they do. On the spool they tend to look different than they do when unwound. It gives you a better idea what they will do when quilted. On the spool my first thought would be a darker gold.