quilts in progress
These are both quilts being made as gifts for friends who I am pretty sure do not read my blog on a regular basis, making it safe to share.
The first is black and red with a tiny bit of turquoise. I deliberately chose big bold prints for this one and it's a little wild. Those are the 5 different blocks, all pieced. After looking at it for a while, I decided that I will put plain black sashing between them, just a narrow strip to give them a little space from each other.
The second is more warm earthy tones with a little hint of japanese influence. I "fussy cut" a fabric with big koi fish on it to make sure I had a fish in each block and the deep purple is a subtle print of flying cranes. I am really thrilled that these were all fabrics from my stash.
posted by Becka @ 10:14 PM
5 Comments
5 Comments:
It is a little wild, but it will look wonderful! And I love the fishy one. Your friends will be thrilled!!!
I am hoping the black sashing between the blocks will tame it a little. It needs to be a little wild for the person it's going to. :)
Beautiful fabrics! I can't decide which one I like better. :) I am fooling around with some red/black/grey/white piecing myself. (Please note: I do not quilt. ;) Red and black 4 patches with mostly red and black prints for "bricks and stepping stones". It's nice to see what all the prints can look like together in someone else's work. And I really like the touch of turquoise, too.
Turquoise wasn't a part of the original idea, but I found the one print and it really adds something nice. The mostly white print with black flowers also has some turquoise - it doesn't show too much in the photo.
Isn't it fun how ideas morph as you work with them? :)
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