Herald Square - June 2015 BOM

This block is called Herald Square. I like the way the points came out. I think my new sewing machine makes it easier to sew more accurate seams and that makes it easier to turn out good points.

MORE pink

I don't like the colors so much. Too much pink/red, not enough blue and yellow. But that's what they gave me. I also don't like that dark green. It's not a nice color and it doesn't contrast enough with the print. True, I substituted prints, but I don't think it would contrast enough with the black background of the original print. I like a lot of contrast.


Now we are halfway through the year.  The first three blocks have a 9-patch center, which unifies the look of the project,  and they all have a bit of yellow and blue, which makes it pop. I like these three pieces together.

The next three months don't even look like they came from the same quilt as the first three. They are REALLY pink. They have lost that 9-patch center, though they do still have a single small square in the center. I think they are less attractive patterns.

I'm not sure how it's going to look in the finished quilt top. I may have to fiddle around with the layout to make sure the blue and yellow pieces don't end up in one corner and all the pinks in the opposite corner.