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Quilting: Dream Weaver blocks
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Dream Weaver blocks

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Category: Quilting

Type of item: Home Decor

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Style: Traditional

What was your inspiration?

Dream Weaver - class

Looking for help - are they too dark?

 

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WasaNewbieJean on craftsy.com
WasaNewbieJean
Jun 08, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Oooo - which to choose, which to choose. They're all gorgeous! I think C would make a great focal point, Then make another A and another B to spread out toward (or as) the corners and reflect with punch. Thanks for asking for input. Very nice of you!
Surfside6 on craftsy.com
Surfside6
Jun 08, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Oops. I made my decision based on the three together (dwgs), going left to right as A, B, C. When I looked at the individual pics, I definitely love C. Just gorgeous in person, I bet. But putting them all together in the same quilt would be charming and different. I vote for C
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Surfside6
Jun 08, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
I reviewed all your projects and you certainly are prolific. And color is your specialty, I think. That said, I like this one a lot. And it's different. Very subtle changes,not sure if I like A or B best. Maybe you could use it as a table runner for a few days to really get a handle on it. The only other thought I have is that you seem to have doubts and that is always a red flag. This should make YOU happy. It's a big project. Also, youm ust have to work in daylight to avoid blindness, right? I think it's beautiful. I am so anxious to start Peggy's class. I watched the videos off and on, but just cannot devote the time right now. Keep us posted on your decision!
dkaym on craftsy.com
dkaym
Jun 08, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thanks for your comments. Actually I work mostly at night after I'm home from work.It helps me relax from the day's issues. Sunday afternoons are also spent quilting when possible. My doubts are because of the subtle blending of the fabrics. I'm considering making one quilt that combines the Dream Weaver blocks and a few Saliors Delight blocks. Color I'll probably graduate the color scheme from lights to darks across the quilt, I seem to really like doing that to get variety. Definately will keep everyone posted on the final results.
A.A. on craftsy.com
A.A.
Jun 08, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
I like the effect in c, where the darker part of the fabric falls in the centre and there's some contrast to make the points visible.
dkaym on craftsy.com
dkaym
Jun 08, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you for your comments. C is my favorite combination too. I'm not much for pinks and I love the tiny play of pinks, green and blues in this piece. Oddly this was the first block I sewed for this project.
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qulady
Jun 08, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
you want an honest opinion, at least for me, i love them... theres nothing wrong with subtle colors, i think it has a very sofisticated look which certainly goes with the complexity of the pattern itself, it'd look great in my bedroom :)
dkaym on craftsy.com
dkaym
Jun 08, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you. I was concerned that the subtle differences of the fabrics would be lost. And in a large piece I think they would be. Using these as the darkest part of a quilt ahd brancing off across or surrounding these with lgraduated lighter colors wil probably look great, and I'm thinking that's what I'll do. I like them too much to scrap them. And I knew when I bought the fabric two years ago (1/2 yd each) I'd use them together, and I had stars in mind, so when Dream Weaver came into my life I knew exactly what fabrics I'd use to start..
Peggy Martin on craftsy.com
Peggy Martin
Craftsy Instructor
Jun 07, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
I think the question here is: How do YOU feel about them? If you aren't entirely happy with the blocks, then you might want to change some things a bit. Looking at the photos, the values are pretty close, especially in the center block. If you want to have the stars stand out more, you could keep the same background and go with lighter fabrics for the star points (and maybe also do some warm colors to contrast with the cool background fabric) or keep the dark star point fabrics and try a lighter background. Another idea that could be fun - have an area of the quilt where you use these stars, (kind of like disappearing, "phantom" stars) and have the stars get gradually lighter until they stand out a lot more - sort of an "art quilt" approach to your quilt. Just some things to think about...
dkaym on craftsy.com
dkaym
Jun 08, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
I'm so glad you commented. I tossed and dreamed this all night and came to the same conclusion. I seem to really like graduated color across a quilt and I think I want to take these blocks and add some more and Sailors Delight blocks to make a quilt. I'll be off to the quilt shop this weekend to see what other fabrics I can pull in and get the result I think I want. Thanks for your comments.
dkaym on craftsy.com
dkaym
Jun 07, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
So I'm looking for some honest critisim here - are they too dark. Before I do more of them I was wondering if they might be better if I used a lighter background for them. Ignore the other fabric above them in the main photo - it's another quilt I'm trying to decide if I like or hate and need to tear apart. All comments are welcome. and Thanks in advance.
ssgirl on craftsy.com
ssgirl
Sep 12, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
I would not tear anything apart, but the values are so similar that all your wonderful paper piecing work does not show to its advantage. I would take Peggys advice and choose either a lighter background or light star fabric.

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