Linda, Edna, and I are at it again, making another Scrappy Celebration quilt, our fourth. Another friend, Nancy, will be joining in the fun.
This time we decided on batiks as our palette/theme, and black instead of white for the ground color. We had a concern about big blobs of solid black being too heavy, To visualize, I carefully replicated the pattern in EQ, exactly as shown in the magazine, and substituted batiks for the colors and black for the white. Yes, much too much heavy solid black. So we're using "black alternatives" in much the same way we used low volumes for some of the whites. Here's my EQ rendering with some solid black, some "black alternative," and some very dark batiks.
As long as we mix black alternative prints and batiks and keep our colors bright, I think it's worth pursuing the concept. Together we've made a few blocks so far. Here they are on the design wall.
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Smart to mock up the concept before committing to making a lot of blocks and being disappointed in them. The batiks are going to be fun to work with, and I look forward to seeing this 4th version of Scrappy Celebration come together for you all!
ReplyDeleteDear Jan, fabulous quilts. I am thinking of a charity quilt but I need a pattern. Can you send me the link where I can buy it from? Here, in the Czech Republic is impossible to buy late issues ot the maganize. Thanks. Jana
ReplyDeleteOh, fun! Will enjoy watching this one develop :)
ReplyDeleteOooh, pretty! It's hard to go wrong with brights with a black background. Black always adds drama to a project. Looking forward to seeing this one come together.
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