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Wednesday, 7 January 2009

Blackcurrant Fool

What do you think?  Its roughly 14" by 17" at the moment.



The Young One says it's fine as it is, but I think the border needs to be bigger.  I'm thinking a very pale lilac and then black to throw the colours out.  Opps - just realise the two not contrasting colours top left.  White and very pale lilac do not look good together!

13 comments:

  1. Jeanne7 January 2009 at 19:02

    Change one of those pale ones in the top left to the bright raspberry/magenta tone -- there's not as much of it up there.
    I LOVE these colors!
    Jeanne

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  2. Amanda Ryan7 January 2009 at 19:44

    Yes, I'm with you on the borders, I think it needs something to add that touch of zest to bring the colours out.

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  3. Pippa7 January 2009 at 19:44

    More borders methinks..... but then it depends on the quilting, I often just leave one border on things that aren't going to be heavily quilted and are just to hang on the wall

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  4. Cheri7 January 2009 at 22:33

    Hmmm ... how about a little funkiness in the borders, a splash or two of of mixed up color in a crumb block thrown into the border, or something like that? Like a bit of the blender contents that spilled onto the counter!

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  5. Sharon7 January 2009 at 23:29

    Oh, it looks good! Oooopsie on the two lights next to each other. Could you stick in a thin strip to separate them? Or if you gonna do all that ripping anyway, just replace one.
    I agree with Cheri about the border. A little more wonky-ness in the border would be fun. "spilled onto the counter" - great!

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  6. quiltpixie8 January 2009 at 01:57

    yup, I'd add more bordering to give it some weight... Love the ideas you have for colours...

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  7. Tonya R8 January 2009 at 08:49

    a wonky pieced border would be lots of fun. maybe more of the scrambled 9-Patches? turn the quilt upside down and use the two lights together spot to add your name in quilting/embroidery

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  8. Hedgehog8 January 2009 at 10:38

    Lovely! This is similar to the idea I have for those red, white, and blue scraps I scored in France! :) I'm not a border girl, so I'm with the young one - nothing more needed. Hope it's warming up down there!

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  9. Anne Bebbington8 January 2009 at 19:16

    Actually I'd go v pale lilac thin border, then a pieced border of all the mid tones about medium width (similar in width to the one on the photo) then another thin pale lilac followed by a thicker outer black - but then I always love borders :o)

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  10. belinda9 January 2009 at 01:01

    love the colors clare....yes, more border!!

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  11. Karol-Ann9 January 2009 at 10:55

    It's lovely. I would go with a thin black border first and then the fun border, although I do like it as it is too!

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  12. Teresa9 January 2009 at 22:08

    Wider border for sure. Cute quilt.

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  13. Magpie Sue10 January 2009 at 05:35

    Very fun, more borders or not. Are you planning to hand quilt this?

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