Well here she is, my scrappy trip around the world. I know you guys already made them way back at the beginning of the year. Yep, I'm that slow getting to projects I want to make! But this one is different - really.
I started out making it just like the pattern says, but when I got my strips sewn and cut I got a crazy idea. Why not make it really scrappy and spread out those strips of 5 so it would be even more scrappy? Great idea if I had remembered what I learned this year about value.
What is value you might ask? Value refers to how light or dark a color is in relation to surrounding colors. Value helps us decide how to layout a quilt to make the fabric either blend or contrast. This quilt needed a dark value for contrast as the running diagonals. I thought the turquoise fabric would be contrasting enough to stand out, but I was wrong. I should have used a navy.
Since it was too late to start over, I was hoping to bring out the diagonal with some quilting. The turquoise is quilted with a terry twist and the centers with the straight line diamonds. It doesn't help as much as I had hoped for, but it is better.
So let this be a lesson to me! Always think about value when picking fabrics for a quilt. Even when you are making a rainbow quilt from scraps.
I love it! There is nothing better than a good scrappy, bright and beautiful quilt right before winter! Great job!
ReplyDeleteScrappy quilts are my favorite. I struggle with colors and I appreciate your explanation on values. Thanks for sharing Shannon.
ReplyDeleteI like it just the way it is. Sometimes it's good to be just scrappy without any obvious design. Love the turquoise background!
ReplyDeleteIt's perfect!
ReplyDeleteIt is beautiful. I love scrappy quilts.
ReplyDeleteOh, but it's so fun and random and bright! Lesson learned in a beautiful way.
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