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Possible fabric choices |
And cut a bunch of diamonds for a Lone Star. The fussy-cut centers used all of that scrap and only made four. That's lucky because it forces me to get creative. Soon there will be two tops to back and quilt.
EDIT: Check out Mel Beach's Fruity Mandala for a stellar example of fussy cutting.
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Possible Lone Star quilt center |
Because these are the leftovers, they make an interesting combination. The "better blending" fabrics are all gone. That's probably a good thing for this Lone Star design. There was a quarter yard of the light blue and I used it all. Interesting how it brightens the design.
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Possible star point fabric arrangement |
Everything went swimmingly until the star points. I arranged the final diamonds several different ways. Fortunately digital photos are easy to shoot. Now I just need to decide. 1) Light to dark with two medium choices.
2) Dark/light/medium or adding a cream to the center of the point.
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Possible star point fabric arrangement |
3) Or moving the cream around some more.
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Possible star point fabric arrangement |
Small variations. The probably don't make much difference but I'll think it over before I sew them up.
Off the bookshelf
Almost fifteen years ago I read Adam Gopnik's, The King in the Window, about a young boy celebrating Epiphany in Paris who sees another young man in 17th century dress in the window. The window wraith {one of a cadre of dead French artists} mistakes Oliver for their new king imploring him to find his sword and reclaim the kingdom. Although a children's novel, it weaves French history of plate glass with quantum physics and Alice in Wonderland in such a complex manner that it became one of my favorite novels. As the reviewer put it, "Harry Potter for the Mensa set."
So I purchased two of his previous non-fictions and set them on the shelf where they remained until this cleaning. Currently I'm reading Paris to the Moon.
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Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik |
Before the millenium, Adam and his young family moved to Paris where he continued to write for the New Yorker. His journal, intertwining raising a small child while navigating a foreign city, became the chapters of this book. Each chapter combines seemingly dissimilar actions that he ties together in a wry fashion by the end. Perfect for reading at the beginning or end of the day.
Enjoy the day, Ann
12 comments:
I'm not sure precisely why, but I prefer the arrangement in photo 3.
how funny, I like the last photo arrangement too. I've decided if you can't decide they are probably
all working well. That book looks really interesting to me. Thanks for including it in the post.
LeeAnna
They all look wonderful! I especially like the center and the fussy cut leaf looking pieces. It blurs the center and makes it almost look like the center of a flower.
Ann, your Lone Star will be stunning. You are the queen of scraps! Your book choices sound so intriguing too. You never steer me wrong.
I’ll bet it took you hours to arrange and rearrange all those diamonds. Whichever layout you decide upon will be perfect!
Every time I look at these photos I choose a different one. Very subtle changes; not sure if they even matter.
I agree that they all seem to work well. At least I remembered to take lots of photos.
The book is advancing slowly but steadily - a chapter every couple of days. I wish I'd read it years ago.
I like the center, too. I need to repeat that fussy cutting idea. Have you seen Mel's Fruit mandala on her blog Peace Love and Happiness?
Thanks, Joni. I think we have the same taste in books. You suggested some I really liked - the Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear comes to mind. Which one would you like to read first? I'll pass it along.
It didn't take that long because I just moved part of the stars, snapped a photo, and moved along. There are faster ways to do it but they don't work as well for me. And where's the fun? We quilters like to fondle the fabric. ;-)
Great idea to go with a Lone Star and I like the way you're moving the diamonds around to find the combination which pleases you the most.
It’s always fun to play with our fabric, isn’t it? Why would we want to make a quilt quickly?
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