Here is my strip quilt all pieced together, I'm a little disappointed in the way that the colours blocked up I was hoping that they would of been a bit more random.
I really wanted to do this in batiks and this was the only roll that I could find locally a 20 strip x 51/2 inches jelly roll.
I had seen many strip quilts made and I always liked the ones that were done in batiks they just seemed to flow a lot better.
So I figured that was fine I would just cut my roll in half and then I would have my forty strips.
Now instead of 2 strips of each colour I ended up with 4.
So little Miss organizer me thought not a problem I would separate them all going from dark to light with 4 different groups.
As you can see not such a great idea because now my colours have blocked up.
Oh well all a learning curve next time I will just piece them all as they are.
So my thinking cap is on to see how I can improve the look of this quilt.
Maybe some form of silhouettes.
4 comments:
It's gorgeous,I really can't see why you are a bit disappointed . I love it.xx
Oh I like the blockiness of it x
depending on if the quilt was for a gift or baby how about dark lettering inthe light section. I can envision the word BABY for a boy baby quilt or LOVE for a lap quilt for a loved one. I like it! but I know what you mean. I wanted to try a scrappy one with my scrap pile and cutting strips and sewing them together.
I've been wanting to try one of these too and, like you, like the batik versions the best. Do you do any applique? I wonder if a few circles applied randomly would break up the solid areas. Or, put it aside for a few days and reassess. Sometimes an unexpected effect can grow on you.
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