Done With Dithering

I'm done with the dithering.  Maybe.  I hope.  We'll see.

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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