After reading the comments, I bought the exact blue of my cutting mat that several people thought was part of the quilt. And then decided not to use it.
Still not in love with anything, I went back to my original dark brown solid, thinking I could still make my original vision work.
Nope.
Since I didn't like it anyway, I figured I had nothing to lose, so I cut it up into irregular strips, perpendicular to the original green columns. (Here it is randomly arranged back together.)
Then re-auditioned all the colors I tried the first time around (you know, because they worked so well originally...).
beige
light green
orange
and finally, blue
I liked the blue and went with that.
Thanks to everyone who suggested cutting mat blue as an accent! :)
Here is my finished piece, a wall quilt, which measures approximately 26" x 21".
I'm happy with it. It's more modern and abstract than probably anything I've ever done, but I had a lot of fun making it and will happily do something along the same lines again.Here's a close-up of all three. I especially love the boxy one in the center and was pleasantly surprised by how good it looked in my first attempt.
Here's the back of the quilt. I have NEVER had the back of a quilt look this cool.
Have you made anything with emerald?
Yay, girl! Your quilting on the back looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteI just finished my top a few days ago and have decided on a final quilting design--nothing as spectacular as yours that's for sure.
Wonderful quilting. We are our own worst critics. I think it turned out wonderful.
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is fantastic! I love how it turned out. The blue is perfect. You are so creative...and brave. I don't think I would have had the courage to cut into a finished piece like you did! The quilting is stunning too! Love this modern piece! You should do a tutorial.
ReplyDeleteI really love the final quilt! I think you made the right choice in cutting it up and adding blue. It looks awesome!
ReplyDeleteIt turned out great! I think you're a little hard on yourself about the quilting. I think it looks great!
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