This year I've participated in the
Craftsy.com block of the month project. The two blocks for October complete the 20 blocks required for this project. It's been fun but ... I'm not crazy about the color scheme. I knew it was to be a scrappy quilt but it probably would have worked better with a few more colors instead of just white/black/red. It has a very "chopped up" look to it to me. In November the task is to add borders/sashings and in December it is to be finished. I'm putting it down until after the first of the year, though. In fact, I'm putting down most of my crafting and sewing projects until the start of 2013 because I have so much going on around the burrow and work. I've looked and looked at this photo and am thinking that I'll use one of the red fabrics as the sashings and border to try to bring it all together. I'll also really need to mess around with the block placement to make sure it doesn't get too heavy on one side with a single color.
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I think it will come together nicely. i like the scrappy look and one color in the sashing strips will bring unity!!
ReplyDeleteYou have very little black on the outside of the blocks - that would make it a good sashing. I love these colors, as well as my daughter does. Sharyn Craig has some wonderful setting designs. I hope you finish this - or you could send them to me, ha-ha.
ReplyDeleteI agree that a narrow black sashing would separate the blocks and not blend with the blocks themseves. I also wonder if they wouldn't look good set on point. I really love figuring out settings.
ReplyDeleteGreat looking blocks. You really can't go wrong with red, black and white. I like the small black sashing idea too.
ReplyDeleteThink of all you learned! Your setting plan will change the look a lot. So many choices. It's fun swapping blocks back and forth as you look for the "perfect" layout.
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