A couple of weeks ago I decided I liked the lighter version of the Midnight Garden blocks, so I went hunting for a grey to replace the black. It took a few hours and a couple of stops to find what I wanted, but I found something that would do the trick.
Or so I thought....
Once I laid out the fabrics I wasn't so sure. They're all good choices. It would be easier to decide if one was terrible. The grey lightened up the whole quilt, which was great, but it looked a little washed out.
Fine.
I decided no matter what, I was going with the Solid Middle layout. Which means I could move forward with the dark diamonds and the silver background. I have to say they make for a pretty star all by themselves.
I spent a chunk of yesterday cutting silver triangles, trimming black diamonds, sewing them together, then trimming the resulting triangles. Ugh - pressing open all those seams. Lots of little steps, but oh, take a look at the results!
I wanted to test if the larger triangle was true, so I stitched together one of the light grey triangles, then added it to the black. Oh, look! Wonderfully square! The templates I made are accurate and I'm ready to get in the groove.
Look at all those pointy points. Very pretty.
I have about 25 triangles done. I hope to spend a good chunk of time this weekend working on a bunch more. Amazing how good it feels to be moving on this again!
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Hooray for square blocks! I bet that's not easy with all those diamonds. I enjoyed the close in look at those pretty prints, too. The look sure changes when you zoom back out! This is going to be beautiful, Sally!
ReplyDeleteSuch a great feeling when everything works out correctly! Your points are perfect!
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