tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514394646355489375.post2976853731915629367..comments2024-03-28T18:30:42.838-07:00Comments on Not Afraid of Color: a failed projectLA Paylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06553491768819243802noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514394646355489375.post-84902270878655868732016-03-03T13:06:28.848-08:002016-03-03T13:06:28.848-08:00I like to sew what makes me happy. If I really do...I like to sew what makes me happy. If I really don't like something, I donate it. Jasminehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18247780468856514907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514394646355489375.post-15792070770567228452016-02-29T11:38:58.622-08:002016-02-29T11:38:58.622-08:00I like the brown Strativarious blocks. They look w...I like the brown Strativarious blocks. They look warm and cozy.make.share.givehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01576370591210075243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514394646355489375.post-33921149394149610132016-02-28T15:18:56.811-08:002016-02-28T15:18:56.811-08:00Consider using them as background for some appliqu...Consider using them as background for some applique. Make them into the backside of potholders (depending on their size maybe). I would chuck them from the original plan for this set of blocks and then slice through them, insert a strip of pink (or some other fabulous contrast) and see what happens.Magpie Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930036522719103192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514394646355489375.post-80009647965579782212016-02-28T05:35:20.319-08:002016-02-28T05:35:20.319-08:00I agree with one commenter... arrange like you did...I agree with one commenter... arrange like you did the blue ones. Maybe make 4 of them into a block like the blue and hang onto it. As you make them all year that duller brown block just might be the rest the eye needs as it looks around the colorful quilt of blocks. Just a thought...Deb Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04206921657695916898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514394646355489375.post-34993723320882723632016-02-27T17:26:06.907-08:002016-02-27T17:26:06.907-08:00I don't think the fabrics are ugly, they just ...I don't think the fabrics are ugly, they just don't play well together in the arrangement from the book . quiltedfabricarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036237963134480179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514394646355489375.post-91287118476220522252016-02-27T17:16:54.751-08:002016-02-27T17:16:54.751-08:00I meant to say "all of them are just blah&quo...I meant to say "all of them are just blah" in the second sentence. Don't know what happened there!<br />Dashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415154217182640049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514394646355489375.post-8532866364826140932016-02-27T17:15:34.039-08:002016-02-27T17:15:34.039-08:00LeeAnna my take on why you don't like those bl...LeeAnna my take on why you don't like those blocks is that none of them have any variety in them, so the dark ones are dark and the light ones light. So all of them are Just for the exercise, could you remake one and chuck in a bit of variation in colour? Or even a bit of the accent colour. Not a lot, just a whisker.<br />As for what to do with those you've made - if you don't want them, don't bin them. Give them to someone who makes charity quilts. There are lots of people like Cathy above and Sharon at Vrooman's Quilts, who make charity quilts from orphan blocks. Dashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415154217182640049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514394646355489375.post-17805830012469985172016-02-27T16:03:52.003-08:002016-02-27T16:03:52.003-08:00Don't like it, cut it up. Insert colours to s...Don't like it, cut it up. Insert colours to spark up the blah browns. Turn it into an "art" piece rather than looking at it as a block. A very experience quilter once told me if you don't like it, you didn't cut the fabric small enough. Cut it up, add colour, cut it up, add colour until you like it. If it doesn't work, toss it! Nell's Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09632575357791420459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514394646355489375.post-37593418690357384242016-02-27T15:27:52.376-08:002016-02-27T15:27:52.376-08:00Those dark ones are great. If you tried to mix the...Those dark ones are great. If you tried to mix them as you did with the blue ones, it would be better? Or you could make new light ones with some sparkling browns in them. I bet you will find a way to use them, even if you have to keep them for another project.Turidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01162096821636221091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514394646355489375.post-90170346311930253872016-02-27T14:24:12.659-08:002016-02-27T14:24:12.659-08:00I actually like them. But when I have blocks I don...I actually like them. But when I have blocks I don't like or don't turn out quite as expected I throw them into an orphan box. I've made lots of donation quilts from that orphan box!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793711897790110579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514394646355489375.post-85060317539192387612016-02-27T14:12:06.790-08:002016-02-27T14:12:06.790-08:00I understand that the blocks might disappoint you....I understand that the blocks might disappoint you. I don't think they are too bad. I would put them on point with other color blocks around them (rust, aqua, red, orange, purple). The truth it is I am not much of an earth tone quilter but I do think these are worth salvaging. Hope you can get back to them later :) Hugs, MickieMichele McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01365998025251782711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514394646355489375.post-64870299318831188082016-02-27T13:53:45.177-08:002016-02-27T13:53:45.177-08:00Well LeeAnna - if it were me and I really disliked...Well LeeAnna - if it were me and I really disliked them I would put them in the bin! Sounds drastic and wasteful but no point putting yourself through the stress of trying to work with them. I do like the ones you have with your blues.Mystic Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13233427034920359604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514394646355489375.post-72353090880242035582016-02-27T12:05:22.921-08:002016-02-27T12:05:22.921-08:00I wouldn't throw them away, at least not yet, ...I wouldn't throw them away, at least not yet, but then I'm a real hoarder! I have a large square biscuit tin and throw misfits and orphan blocks in there. Now and again I view the contents to see if I can use anything. On the bright side: your other blocks are lovely and crying out to join the rainbow!Marlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13395982229464502358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514394646355489375.post-54567812085904793122016-02-27T11:53:35.528-08:002016-02-27T11:53:35.528-08:00OK I don't think they are terrible, but I do u...OK I don't think they are terrible, but I do understand about colors that just do not appeal to you. I have some that I struggled with, and finally just cut them up into teeny pieces that I could stomach in small increments. If all else fails, isn't there a block orphanage somewhere? Siouxzq64@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00000168955273941468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514394646355489375.post-76215609171623565152016-02-27T11:47:04.922-08:002016-02-27T11:47:04.922-08:00Seeing is believing!
And now you know more about b...Seeing is believing!<br />And now you know more about brown than when you started!<br />"When in doubt throw them out"!<br />They'll never bother you again!<br />Take care,<br />Joanne<br /><br /><br /><br />Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367841239911239597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514394646355489375.post-74271261744525307132016-02-27T10:59:50.069-08:002016-02-27T10:59:50.069-08:00So sorry-I've been there a lot!! I usually sh...So sorry-I've been there a lot!! I usually shove those blocks into a drawer and then take them out later to reassess--then maybe cut them up and rearrange--OR (gasp!!) throw them out...really I do. Once I soldiered through making a whole big quilt even though along the way I didn't really like it all that much--now it is a flimsy I hate!! It is in my closet of shame...Maybe donate it?? anyway--you are not alone and your diamonds are lovely...small pieces of a lot of fabrics even uglies) seem to work better for me....hugs, JulieroseJulierosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079686021190332890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514394646355489375.post-75579809790986444452016-02-27T10:41:06.447-08:002016-02-27T10:41:06.447-08:00or you could just paint over them, and or use as a...or you could just paint over them, and or use as a background or laminate them for a food serving poodle place mat. made one for Rubt the cat, hair balls occasionally , like this morning! And easy clean up! sonjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16879764714948869488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514394646355489375.post-63071975684718421032016-02-27T10:02:45.167-08:002016-02-27T10:02:45.167-08:00When I saw your blocks through the prism of the li...When I saw your blocks through the prism of the linky preview picture I thought "cool! She's made Impressionist blocks!" I hope you can find a way to use them; sometimes blocks just have to marinate for awhile.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09365095115416468818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514394646355489375.post-18440802990874006152016-02-27T08:52:41.903-08:002016-02-27T08:52:41.903-08:00Oh dear, sometimes if i totally dislike something,...Oh dear, sometimes if i totally dislike something, i can put it away for ..... a few months. occasionally a new vision awakens. Good Luck!Kat Scribnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06973680119735443740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514394646355489375.post-633716286898858432016-02-27T08:42:10.490-08:002016-02-27T08:42:10.490-08:00You know I tried this pattern with much the same r...You know I tried this pattern with much the same results...only I was using blues and greens. I hated it on the wall. I chopped them up and made snack mats and a few mug rugs. Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14418828972427644899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514394646355489375.post-33310358544454342342016-02-27T08:14:40.321-08:002016-02-27T08:14:40.321-08:00Add the pink to them?
Add the pink to them? <br />gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11629856023631651681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514394646355489375.post-66071391249919407112016-02-27T07:22:17.879-08:002016-02-27T07:22:17.879-08:00I enjoy seeing all the different ways you've b...I enjoy seeing all the different ways you've been experimenting with your strings! It is hard when you spend time creating something and don't end up liking it. That happened to me back in early January when I was trying something with my blues. I ended up taking them apart and doing something completely different that I now like much better. Set the ones you don't like aside, and maybe later on they will play better when more colors are added to the mix!LIttle Penguin Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05963436433585505550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514394646355489375.post-74094318176453475662016-02-27T07:20:56.859-08:002016-02-27T07:20:56.859-08:00Did you arrange those BROWN blocks any other way? ...Did you arrange those BROWN blocks any other way? I think they would be fine in the same arrangement as the BLUE blocks. If you didn't, give it a try!The Joyful Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10706614750500929214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514394646355489375.post-20137154749211627362016-02-27T07:18:56.371-08:002016-02-27T07:18:56.371-08:00I second what Cathy just said!! I wouldn't to...I second what Cathy just said!! I wouldn't toss hem so fast, you just never know if and when the right mix might come along and make these into a beautiful, or at least interesting quilt! LOL!!Peggyinnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404174090891182624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514394646355489375.post-38139220915726201792016-02-27T07:14:47.897-08:002016-02-27T07:14:47.897-08:00I think your blocks turned out really nice. I espe...I think your blocks turned out really nice. I especially like the diamond blocks. For me, brown is a hard color. I don't use it much, but I have tons of it on my shelves. I think it is hard to put browns together. Maybe if you slashed those blocks on the diagonal and made half square triangle blocks with a solid colored triangle.Linda M @ Pieceful Kingdomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06747288018325637640noreply@blogger.com