Another background question

I LOVE YOUR BLOCKS!
I would try the same log cabin-like multi colored sashing strips( maybe
horizontal or diagonal), then a narrow stopper (the black stripe) then
choose a midddle of the rainbow for the border, purple is a good choice, and
bind in the black checked or a spiral multi colored bias cut binding.
I always have to see the actual blocks (size and intensity of colors) next
to the actual choices of sashing, I am sure whatever you choose will be
great! you made these wonderful blocks after all!!!!!!

--
Mauvice in Central WI USA
"M. Wetmore" wrote in message
news
Boy, I'm really starting to feel like I am becoming stupid with
quilting. It may be all the drugs they are pumping into my body that
are making me really sick. Oh well...here's another one.

I am making another quilt for the sister of the little guy the bug
quilt is going to. Hers is going to be like the one I did for my
granddaughter at:

http://mardiweb.com/quilts/MardiQuilts.html

The panel for this one is considerably different. I had no trouble
picking the background fabric for my granddaughters quilt. The blue
was a bright happy blue that matched the background on the panel units
perfectly. This new panel is a lot harder. Here's what they look
like:

http://mardiweb.com/quilts/cats.jpg

These colors are more pastel. Since I don't really like pastel
colors, I'm having a very hard time trying to figure out what color to
use for the sashing (the stars will be gold again).

My first thought is to use the dark blue in the chair of the panel in
the upper right corner. But, with all the pastel colors, that might
make the quilt kind of dark and somber.

I also had an idea, but can't conceptualize what it will look like.
What would happen if I use my black and white check fabric for the
sashing with gold stars at the intersections. Do you think that will
be bizzare or look kind of "hip". I certainly can't decide.

Mardi
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Mardi, don't quit! I know you really won't anyway, but that's another story
;^)

This quilt is for a kid. Kids love colors, patterns, textures. And they
are SO forgiving.
They don't care if the colors aren't a perfect match or the points don't
quite line up.
They don't care if the sashing is too narrow or the binding is crooked.
They like it when it has their favorite colors and characters, and there is
a lot of interest -- a.k.a. "busyness" to one of us adults! My
suggestion -- stop thinking about this quilt like an adult, and look at it
through the eyes of a kid!
It is going to be great!

"M. Wetmore" wrote in message
...
Ok, I'm going to cry. I have laid them out on my design wall and
looked at them through a reducing glass. I still can't decide. I may
sew one sashing to two rows of blocks in the black and white check to
see if that helps. I can't make the stars at the intersections
because I won't be able to have a large enough sashing if I use the
b&w. So, I think I'll put varied color cornerstones in place of the
stars.

I'm so frustrated with this quilt, I'm about ready to quit.

Mardi


On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 18:09:41 -0600, "grbev"
wrote:

I agree with Pati. I would lay out all of the blocks (the inside printed
ones) and pick a color that appears in every block (purple is probably
it).

From Utah,

Bev

"Pati Cook" wrote in message
...
Mardi, I would use a purple, like the "rick rack" on the bottom panel.
That
would be bright and not too pastely.

Pati, in Phx



"M. Wetmore" wrote:

Boy, I'm really starting to feel like I am becoming stupid with
quilting. It may be all the drugs they are pumping into my body that
are making me really sick. Oh well...here's another one.

I am making another quilt for the sister of the little guy the bug
quilt is going to. Hers is going to be like the one I did for my
granddaughter at:

http://mardiweb.com/quilts/MardiQuilts.html

The panel for this one is considerably different. I had no trouble
picking the background fabric for my granddaughters quilt. The blue
was a bright happy blue that matched the background on the panel
units
perfectly. This new panel is a lot harder. Here's what they look
like:

http://mardiweb.com/quilts/cats.jpg

These colors are more pastel. Since I don't really like pastel
colors, I'm having a very hard time trying to figure out what color
to
use for the sashing (the stars will be gold again).

My first thought is to use the dark blue in the chair of the panel in
the upper right corner. But, with all the pastel colors, that might
make the quilt kind of dark and somber.

I also had an idea, but can't conceptualize what it will look like.
What would happen if I use my black and white check fabric for the
sashing with gold stars at the intersections. Do you think that will
be bizzare or look kind of "hip". I certainly can't decide.

Mardi
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dot
com.
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I'm with Ann, Mardi! Don't quit! If you love the b&w check, but think
sashing will be too much, try cornerstones of it, without fussy cutting to
make the squares line up. You can still do sashing stars, with the b&w
centers, and colored points. It will still look like stars - I promise!

--
Wendy
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"Ann Adamson" wrote in message
.. .
Mardi, don't quit! I know you really won't anyway, but that's another
story
;^)

This quilt is for a kid. Kids love colors, patterns, textures. And they
are SO forgiving.
They don't care if the colors aren't a perfect match or the points don't
quite line up.
They don't care if the sashing is too narrow or the binding is crooked.
They like it when it has their favorite colors and characters, and there
is
a lot of interest -- a.k.a. "busyness" to one of us adults! My
suggestion -- stop thinking about this quilt like an adult, and look at it
through the eyes of a kid!
It is going to be great!

"M. Wetmore" wrote in message
...
Ok, I'm going to cry. I have laid them out on my design wall and
looked at them through a reducing glass. I still can't decide. I may
sew one sashing to two rows of blocks in the black and white check to
see if that helps. I can't make the stars at the intersections
because I won't be able to have a large enough sashing if I use the
b&w. So, I think I'll put varied color cornerstones in place of the
stars.

I'm so frustrated with this quilt, I'm about ready to quit.

Mardi


On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 18:09:41 -0600, "grbev"
wrote:

I agree with Pati. I would lay out all of the blocks (the inside
printed
ones) and pick a color that appears in every block (purple is probably
it).

From Utah,

Bev

"Pati Cook" wrote in message
...
Mardi, I would use a purple, like the "rick rack" on the bottom
panel.
That
would be bright and not too pastely.

Pati, in Phx



"M. Wetmore" wrote:

Boy, I'm really starting to feel like I am becoming stupid with
quilting. It may be all the drugs they are pumping into my body
that
are making me really sick. Oh well...here's another one.

I am making another quilt for the sister of the little guy the bug
quilt is going to. Hers is going to be like the one I did for my
granddaughter at:

http://mardiweb.com/quilts/MardiQuilts.html

The panel for this one is considerably different. I had no trouble
picking the background fabric for my granddaughters quilt. The
blue
was a bright happy blue that matched the background on the panel
units
perfectly. This new panel is a lot harder. Here's what they look
like:

http://mardiweb.com/quilts/cats.jpg

These colors are more pastel. Since I don't really like pastel
colors, I'm having a very hard time trying to figure out what color
to
use for the sashing (the stars will be gold again).

My first thought is to use the dark blue in the chair of the panel
in
the upper right corner. But, with all the pastel colors, that
might
make the quilt kind of dark and somber.

I also had an idea, but can't conceptualize what it will look like.
What would happen if I use my black and white check fabric for the
sashing with gold stars at the intersections. Do you think that
will
be bizzare or look kind of "hip". I certainly can't decide.

Mardi
Real e-mail address spelled out to prevent spam. mardi at mardiweb
dot
com.
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Howdy!
Wait a minute, Mardi, hold on to yourself:
It's just quilting!
Put it down for a bit, go fabric shopping, stop by the bookstore,
pick up something cold to drink on the way home,
and then go back to this quilt IF you're ready to take it
easier on yourself. ;-)
It's just piecing a top, not worth crying over.
If it doesn't please you when you finish,
send it to one of the relentlessly begging-for-quilts
nutz in this group. G
Ragmop/Sandy--quilting in the a/c (it's 100ºF+ out there!)
"M. Wetmore" wrote in message
...
Ok, I'm going to cry. I have laid them out on my design wall and
looked at them through a reducing glass. I still can't decide. I may
sew one sashing to two rows of blocks in the black and white check to
see if that helps. I can't make the stars at the intersections
because I won't be able to have a large enough sashing if I use the
b&w. So, I think I'll put varied color cornerstones in place of the
stars.

I'm so frustrated with this quilt, I'm about ready to quit.

Mardi

Hullo Mardi,
You can't be frustrated *yet*! It's only been two days! I'm often at
this stage for weeks!! and that's after months of planning. Two days is
nothing. g
I do think that the B&W check is perhaps making this more difficult than
it need be for you. If you were to try one of the colours, like the
purple/lavender, you might find it easier to decide - at least to see
what you don't like.
If you are still on those meds, that might be keeping you off top
'condition' for deciding. Leave it awhile. Come back to it in another
couple of days.
..
In article , M. Wetmore
writes
Ok, I'm going to cry. I have laid them out on my design wall and
looked at them through a reducing glass. I still can't decide. I may
sew one sashing to two rows of blocks in the black and white check to
see if that helps. I can't make the stars at the intersections
because I won't be able to have a large enough sashing if I use the
b&w. So, I think I'll put varied color cornerstones in place of the
stars.

I'm so frustrated with this quilt, I'm about ready to quit.

Mardi
--
Best Regards
pat on the hill

Why use ANY sashing?
--
Ruth in Happy Camp
"M. Wetmore" wrote in message
...
Ok, I'm going to cry. I have laid them out on my design wall and
looked at them through a reducing glass. I still can't decide. I may
sew one sashing to two rows of blocks in the black and white check to
see if that helps. I can't make the stars at the intersections
because I won't be able to have a large enough sashing if I use the
b&w. So, I think I'll put varied color cornerstones in place of the
stars.

I'm so frustrated with this quilt, I'm about ready to quit.

Mardi


On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 18:09:41 -0600, "grbev"
wrote:

I agree with Pati. I would lay out all of the blocks (the inside printed
ones) and pick a color that appears in every block (purple is probably
it).

From Utah,

Bev

"Pati Cook" wrote in message
...
Mardi, I would use a purple, like the "rick rack" on the bottom panel.
That
would be bright and not too pastely.

Pati, in Phx



"M. Wetmore" wrote:

Boy, I'm really starting to feel like I am becoming stupid with
quilting. It may be all the drugs they are pumping into my body that
are making me really sick. Oh well...here's another one.

I am making another quilt for the sister of the little guy the bug
quilt is going to. Hers is going to be like the one I did for my
granddaughter at:

http://mardiweb.com/quilts/MardiQuilts.html

The panel for this one is considerably different. I had no trouble
picking the background fabric for my granddaughters quilt. The blue
was a bright happy blue that matched the background on the panel
units
perfectly. This new panel is a lot harder. Here's what they look
like:

http://mardiweb.com/quilts/cats.jpg

These colors are more pastel. Since I don't really like pastel
colors, I'm having a very hard time trying to figure out what color
to
use for the sashing (the stars will be gold again).

My first thought is to use the dark blue in the chair of the panel in
the upper right corner. But, with all the pastel colors, that might
make the quilt kind of dark and somber.

I also had an idea, but can't conceptualize what it will look like.
What would happen if I use my black and white check fabric for the
sashing with gold stars at the intersections. Do you think that will
be bizzare or look kind of "hip". I certainly can't decide.

Mardi
Real e-mail address spelled out to prevent spam. mardi at mardiweb
dot
com.
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My
suggestion -- stop thinking about this quilt like an adult, and look at it
through the eyes of a kid!
It is going to be great!

Excellent...and I'd advise one more thing. Take your glasses or your viewing
glass, and smear it with vaseline. Now, draw a little heart in the vaseline.
You won't be able to see anything BUT where the heart is through those lenses.
THAT's where the beauty of this quilt lies, my friend...in what YOU SEE THROUGH
YOUR HEART...

Hugs,

The Blessed Fiddy, Patroness Saint of the Disorganized
LC in Sunny So Cal
Personality Development Specialist (Full-Time Mom!)

Mardi:
Those are not as pastel as I'd thought they'd be. I'd call them
'light value bright.' Do you like them better now?
Since you are using nearly every color of the rainbow in the
logs, you need a different color/style fabric altogether for
sashing. So, I think a black & white check will be smashing! Just
don't make it too wide ... about 1/2" or 3/4" wider than each log
should work. Carry thru by using same check on bias as binding.
Bizarre? No, I think it will look busy and exciting!

TTFN, PAT in VA/USA

"M. Wetmore" wrote: (rotary cut)

http://mardiweb.com/quilts/cats.jpg

These colors are more pastel. Since I don't really like pastel
colors, I'm having a very hard time trying to figure out what color to
use for the sashing (the stars will be gold again).

My first thought is to use the dark blue in the chair of the panel in
the upper right corner. But, with all the pastel colors, that might
make the quilt kind of dark and somber.

I also had an idea, but can't conceptualize what it will look like.
What would happen if I use my black and white check fabric for the
sashing with gold stars at the intersections. Do you think that will
be bizzare or look kind of "hip". I certainly can't decide.