Learning English Paper Piecing (May 29, 2023)
An Advance disguised as a Setback (Jun 8, 2023)
Patchwork of the Crosses Progress (Jun 21, 2023)
New Crosses Blocks (Jul 5, 2023)
Crosses Piecing Update (Jul 16, 2023)
New Blocks, and a Layout (Jul 26, 2023)
Blocks Completed to Date (Aug 10, 2023)
New Patchwork of the Crosses Blocks (Aug 20, 2023)
Twenty-five Blocks Done! (Aug 23, 2023)
The twenty-five blocks I had completed:
… was reading so monochromatic and flat to me, and it was starting to nag at me. I am not a fan of monochromatic quilts. I went back to my color wheel:
My predominant colors are red, blue red, and orange red (18-20 on the color wheel). The opposite complement is aqua green (7 on the color wheel). I was a little nervous to use such a bold color, but I did a couple of blocks with an aqua green complement:
All of the sudden it is not reading flat to me anymore. If I am doing a 7×7 layout, I am thinking to include 6 or 7 blocks with an aqua green accent. I think the finished blocks together will be singing inside of flat. We’ll see!
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Thirty Blocks Finished (Sep 11, 2023)
The Piecing Continues (Sep 22, 2023)
A New Layout (Oct 3, 2023)
Crosses Blocks Completed (Oct 24, 2024)
Last Minute Substitution (Oct 28, 2024)
Planning the Crosses Quilt Top (Oct 31, 2024)
Piecing Progress (Nov 18, 2024)
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