The extremely pale yellow fabric is new. It's not the same as the yellow used in April. It looks pretty good next to the black pinwheels. I'm not sure it works next to the grey.
There are two new versions of the snakeskin. Despite the directionality, I like the snakeskin, though I would not have chosen the grey. At least I got the "stripes" going in alternating directions insted of that awkward 3-and-1 thing from last month. Since you are only given a small piece to work with, I don't think it would be possible to cut these so that all of the stripes are going in the same direction on the finished block.
It actually looks correct on the grey snakeskin pieces because all of the stripes run crosswise rather than lengthwise on their pieces. With the pink snakeskin triangles the orientation of the stripes is a little jarring.
I think the points turned out quite nicely. :) Now I'm just gonna sashay on out of here.
Lesson learned:
If you think something is too pale (I'm talking to you, light green triangles), just go ahead and substitute something else. It is likely to be an improvement.
I had to look up the meaning of "fussy-cut" - thanks for the lesson! And once again, I think YOU are much more conscious of the lines on the pink triangles than most viewers of the quilt will be.
ReplyDeleteLesson learned could also be phrased as: "Know what YOU like best and swap fabrics if the pattern doesn't reflect your preferences." I'm sure some people (obviously, including the designer) - LOVED the LACK of contrast with the light green triangles. They'd probably call it "subtle" contrast and would think it was just perfect. But...that's not you! And it's YOUR quilt to make and enjoy! ;-) ;-) ;-)