Off-Center Quilt
Shoo Fly
This 54" x 66" lap quilt design is made using 6" Shoo Fly blocks.
It's definitely different. Can I make it work?
What if I fill in the spaces with brown on white Shoo Fly blocks?
This doesn't work. There's too much white. It breaks everything into little pieces; it's like looking at an out of focus image.
What if I place the design on a brown checkerboard?
The colors work, and the way the blocks link up works; but the pattern no longer amuses me.
What if I try a different pattern based on concentric circles?
I think this pattern is too large for a quilt this size.
What if I try concentric squares?
I think this is a little too rigid.
What if I addd connectors between the squares?
The pattern no longer "reads"; it needs more contrast.
What if I lighten the browns in the Shoo Fly blocks?
I get a maze that I like.
What if I lighten the checkerboard browns instead?
I get a maze that I like.
This desperately needs a border.
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Wedding Fans OP 59, 60
5 hours ago
I can see that last one as a scrappy quilt .... lights for the background of the Shoo Fly, mediums for the rest, and darks for the checkerboard.
ReplyDeleteAdd a scrappy border between two narrow dark borders!
Judy B
Judy
ReplyDeleteDoing this as a scrappy quilt is a good idea.
It would mean being very careful about choosing darks and lights, It would be very easy to lose the pattern if contrast isn't maintained.