It feels so good to be obsessed with a quilt again. Another baby quilt! The request on this one was for sea glass and ocean colors. I pulled through all my light greens, blues and golds. Then I dug through my saved patterns and decided Squareburst was just what I wanted.
Now that I've put together some blocks, put them on the wall and stepped back, I can see some minor adjustments i want to make. I dug through some scraps to add in a few more different blues and greens. I have a sand dollar print that I love, and the colors theoretically go with this, but I'm not happy with how it looks. The one block that I put it in will likely get moved to the backing. Some golds worked better than others. Turns out the quality of blue or green can be picky, too. I've had a few pieces of fabric go on and off the wall a few times already! There's a pebbly dark grey that has made it into a couple of blocks and I think it will stay. It's not exactly in the color scheme, but it amuses me to have pebbles amongst the glass shards.
I printed out 10 copies of the Squareburst paper pattern. Each block requires four. So I have five or six rounds to go to get all the blocks done. I will enjoy filling up my design wall.
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Love the pattern you've chosen. I've always liked the combination of blue and green together so am looking forward to seeing your design wall grown.
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A sea glass and ocean color scheme sounds lovely! And I love that pattern - what a neat design. I'll enjoy following along as you play with these blocks!
ReplyDeleteThe colors are nice, great theme.
ReplyDeleteLove those blocks - I never saw anything like those.
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