Thursday, January 12, 2012

Orca Bay decisions

Since I had to unstitch my rows, I decided I would arrange blocks again to see how I liked alternate layouts. Here are my choices. I'm leaning toward stars with all dark backgrounds, which means I'll need to make more hourglass blocks and cut a few more dark squares, but that's okay. And if I go with the all-black stars, then I'm wondering if I should put a blue square in the middle of the new ones (so the X will be complete). I don't like the all-white block design. The other two are okay.

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  1. AnonymousJanuary 12, 2012 at 11:28 AM

    I like both light and dark stars, but, really, it is all a matter of personal preference. Go with your gut. Go with what you like. All dark stars will make a darker quilt, and that's okay too.

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  2. Sharyn Mallow WoerzJanuary 12, 2012 at 11:30 AM

    Don't care for the all light or all dark stars. I put both of the first choices on my working wall and decided I liked mine as Bonnie designed it, with the blue stripes leading to the light stars. It might have gone the other way had I had some lighter blues in my blue block. All my blues were on the dark side and I work strictly from stash, so what it is it is :)

    Happy quilting and don't forget to take time for you, I'm a caregiver to, and know it's easier to say than do, but we aren't any good to anyone, dead.
    Sharyn

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  3. The Calico QuilterJanuary 13, 2012 at 6:34 AM

    I think I may have started putting the blue color in the center of the dark stars, so can't go by me, but - I like the idea of introducing the blue somewhere else. As for all light or all dark, I think the variety gives the quilt more life. All dark makes it so heavy, and all light makes it feel kind of unanchored. I experimented with putting the dark star in the diagonals too and thought the star got kind of lost. Try putting a blue center in the dark stars - I picked mine out and replaced the square in a few hours, it's not too bad. Better than making more blocks. But bottom line - make what you love! Thanks for showing the alternatives.

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 13, 2012 at 7:56 AM

    For me, I like both light and dark as it really makes the pattern pop and come together. If I did another one, I would use different colors cause black has never been my thing..or at least not using so much black. I love the pattern. We all have different tastes, so I think you should do whatever you like the best. Lay it out different ways, look at it every little while and see what you like the best! Go for it!

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 13, 2012 at 8:00 AM

    PS The way you have them laid out, I like the 3rd one down the best. Julia in Missouri

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