Thursday 17 September 2015

Jack and Six Blocks


I’ve been told I have a good eye for color, but I don’t think I can take credit for it. I’ve taken classes on the subject, but it still seems mystical to me. I choose colors I like: it’s as simple as that. On the rare occasions I persuade myself to buy fabric I’m not in love with, it doesn’t matter how good the sale was. It always turns out to be a WOMBAT* in disguise. Sometimes, though, prints I like don’t end up liking each other. The block below is a case in point. The pattern was from this year’s Quilting Block and Pattern-a-Day Calendar, in these colors. I chose scraps from my own stash in the same fabric line. I guess there wasn’t enough contrast. Or maybe there were too many strong values involved. Like when you walk out the door in a navy shirt and black trousers.

*Waste of Money, Batting and Time.

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