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Yes, you made perfect sense :-). I had not planned on getting too artsy
with these blocks, but I haven't finished designing the quilt yet -- so who knows? Bev in TX On 11/7/10 7:57 AM, Polly Esther wrote: Can't think of much reason to use the tiny squares, Bev, unless you were wanting to get terribly artsy and do something like grade the greens to make it appear that there was sunshine incoming at 10 o'clock. Do I make any sense? Nevermind. Let's have coffee. Polly -- Bev in TX |
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"Roberta" Roberta@Home wrote in message ... IMO, use the smaller pieces on the right if you want to use multiple greens. But if it's all the same green, you might as well go with the left-hand one. HOWEVER, I think you need to re-draft it so the left side of that block is more a mirror image of the right side. the 2 different construction methods really hit me in the eye. I'd probably also make a single larger square/diamond in the very middle, instead of filling up with strips, so that it's perfectly mirror-symmetrical (if that makes sense). Roberta in D Yes, what she said! The asymmetry of the left-hand block bothers me, and I don't like the long strips. I'd find a compromise between the two blocks that would eliminate the strips and some of the smaller pieces. Iris |
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Yes, I see what you mean.
Bev in TX On 11/7/10 9:42 AM, Roberta wrote: IMO, use the smaller pieces on the right if you want to use multiple greens. But if it's all the same green, you might as well go with the left-hand one. HOWEVER, I think you need to re-draft it so the left side of that block is more a mirror image of the right side. the 2 different construction methods really hit me in the eye. I'd probably also make a single larger square/diamond in the very middle, instead of filling up with strips, so that it's perfectly mirror-symmetrical (if that makes sense). Roberta in D |
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Wow- ambitious project. ;-) That will make the triangles quite small but
much less chance to notice using the larger strip-type pieces, too. This quilt is gonna be AMAZING! Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. "Bev in TX" wrote in message ... There are 84 6x8 blocks, which you can see at: http://picasaweb.google.com/countryo...92985007157458 or: http://tinyurl.com/29auonj Bev in TX On 11/7/10 8:13 AM, Taria wrote: I think Leslie has it right here. How many are you making? How big is it? Taria "Bev in wrote in message ... The pine tree blocks viewable at the following URL are essential the same -- or are they? http://picasaweb.google.com/countryo...01351023290514 or http://tinyurl.com/295tgj5 The one on the left has fewer fabric pieces, which would make for easier construction. However, I'm wondering whether the smaller patches in the one on the right might make it look slightly more realistic? Or won't that be discernible in the finished quilt? What do you think? -- Bev in TX -- Bev in TX |
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I've made two quilts for my DH, but they were lap size ones. He wants
one big enough for a king size bed, with plenty of hang over. This quit, as currently designed, will be 110"x112". I think that by the time I complete this quilt, that I'll be an expert at a number of things that I've not tried yet (either that or pulling out my hair). And, you don't know the half of it :-). There is an empty area in the middle of the quilt. My DH plans on drawing designs, which I will then digitize (most probably as redwork designs) and then machine embroider them. I don't know how to digitize yet :-). Obviously this will not be quickly made. I am enjoying the designing process. Bev in TX On 11/7/10 1:05 PM, Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. wrote: Wow- ambitious project. ;-) That will make the triangles quite small but much less chance to notice using the larger strip-type pieces, too. This quilt is gonna be AMAZING! Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. "Bev in TX" wrote in message ... There are 84 6x8 blocks, which you can see at: http://picasaweb.google.com/countryo...92985007157458 or: http://tinyurl.com/29auonj Bev in TX |
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I don't think the difference will be discernible on the finished
quilt. But I would use a batik with lots of movement and varied colors. Sunny |
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Couldn't she just stitch the diamond lines on top of long strips of a
varied batik or other such fabric? Seems to me that would break the spaces as well as piecing IMHO. Sunny |
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I think it depends on the look you want to achieve. The left-hand pictu if all the trees are out of the same fabric and with a sharp contrast between the trees and the background, the effect will be very graphic. The right-hand pictu for a 'spangly' look, using many greens (which may be very, very low-contrast; or somewhat contrasted). (I've sometimes put in a red triangle for "cardinal in the pine tree.") All that said, the picture you show has the pieces cut at not-90- degree angle (they're diamonds). That could be tricky piecing. You may be up for it. (Not me!) Nann On Nov 7, 7:45*am, Bev in TX wrote: The pine tree blocks viewable at the following URL are essential the same -- or are they? http://picasaweb.google.com/countryo...s#553680135102... * * *orhttp://tinyurl.com/295tgj5 The one on the left has fewer fabric pieces, which would make for easier construction. *However, I'm wondering whether the smaller patches in the one on the right might make it look slightly more realistic? *Or won't that be discernible in the finished quilt? What do you think? -- Bev in TX |
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On Sun, 7 Nov 2010 11:29:09 -0600, Bev in TX wrote
(in article ): There are 84 6x8 blocks, which you can see at: http://picasaweb.google.com/countryo...92985007157458 or: http://tinyurl.com/29auonj Bev in TX On 11/7/10 8:13 AM, Taria wrote: I think Leslie has it right here. How many are you making? How big is it? Taria "Bev in wrote in message ... The pine tree blocks viewable at the following URL are essential the same -- or are they? http://picasaweb.google.com/countryo...80135102329051 4 or http://tinyurl.com/295tgj5 The one on the left has fewer fabric pieces, which would make for easier construction. However, I'm wondering whether the smaller patches in the one on the right might make it look slightly more realistic? Or won't that be discernible in the finished quilt? What do you think? -- Bev in TX that will be an amazing quilt. Maureen |
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I'll be using PP -- no other way to go for me.
Bev in TX On 11/8/10 6:27 AM, Nann wrote: I think it depends on the look you want to achieve. The left-hand pictu if all the trees are out of the same fabric and with a sharp contrast between the trees and the background, the effect will be very graphic. The right-hand pictu for a 'spangly' look, using many greens (which may be very, very low-contrast; or somewhat contrasted). (I've sometimes put in a red triangle for "cardinal in the pine tree.") All that said, the picture you show has the pieces cut at not-90- degree angle (they're diamonds). That could be tricky piecing. You may be up for it. (Not me!) Nann |
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