Have you ever had a design for a quilt in mind and when you were done it didn't quite look like you thought it would? Well that happened to me this weekend and I am still not sure what I think of this quilt top. Once I decided on the pattern for the blocks I layed them out and it seemed a bit too busy for me. Plus I wanted it to be longer than it was.
So I decided to add white strips between the rows, but my mistake wasn't laying it all out to see the new effect before I started sewing. I just put a sash of white between the top 2 rows, which looked OK to me. Once it was done this is what I got. I am a very symmetrical person and how "off" the diagonals are is bothering me. Since I do not want to rip it all out this quilt top will stay as is, but with 2 borders added. I am going to add a thin white border to frame it and them a larger border of some central park fabric. Please tell me that I am not the only one who has had this predicament.
Sha :)
Awe! I didn't even notice your diagonals being off till you said something! I love it. Even with the sashing. What central park are you using for a border??
ReplyDeleteI like it too Sharon. But, do finish it and put it aside for a bit. I find these quilts that you don't particularly like at the time become very important somehow.
ReplyDeleteYou've just changed a straight and possibly uninteresting diagonal for a diagonal narrow zig-zag. You'll be able to enhance that even further if you quilt it with offset diagonal lines. :-)
ReplyDeleteOr you can call it 'Broken Broken Dishes'. How about 'Staggering Through the Park'?
I've got it! "Walk the White Line" !
I like it! I had to go back and really look at it after reading the comments to see that the diagonals were off. I agree put it a side for a bit. :)
ReplyDeleteI like it!! I didn't notice the diagonals were off either until you mentioned it.
ReplyDeleteI think it's beautiful, matching diagonals or not. You could call it "wonky diagonals"... LOL! Wonky seems to be all the buzz right now anyway. :)
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