I recently saw a picture of an old quilt and decided I wanted to figure out how it was made. Before I knew what was happening, I had 24 blocks done! The old quilt in the picture had the blocks set solid without sashing and without borders. I really didn't want to match up all the points on the edges, plus there would be a lot of bulk where the points meet, so I decided to use some sashing. I thought the bright pink would brighten up the blocks which turned out a little more blah than I had envisioned. Of course, the problem I run into when I really have little or no plan is that the planning part of my brain is slow to catch up with the cutting and sewing part! I want to add some cornerstones but can't decide on the color. I thought maybe I could lay out two rows of blocks with a strip of sashing and insert little squares of my two choices and take a picture of it. Sometimes looking at a picture makes it easier to decide--at least for me. Anyhow, I am posting the pictures of both options and asking for opinions. Please feel free to leave a comment and let me know which color cornerstones looks better.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Thanks!
Carolyn
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I'm partial to the lighter cornerstone block! I think it makes the inner pinwheel stand out more!
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Lorilee
I prefer option 1 with the darker little cornerstones but both are good
ReplyDeleteHugs Janice
BTW..I am no expert at all..but I like the first one best....no real reason...just like the way it looks. Very pretty by the way!
ReplyDeleteI am not sure if you made this already, but have you thought about using both the light and dark and making a half square triangle block?
ReplyDeleteChris from your yahoo group
I really like the first one best, with the darker cornerstones. I feel like the contrast is great, and if someone was making this quilt a hundred years ago, they would have gone with the darker choice.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt either way!