Happy Boxing Day to readers in the UK and Commonwealth countries. In the US it's just the day to exchange unwanted Christmas gifts. My gifts are delightful. No store hubbub for me. I'm not sewing this week but had a busy time this month finishing several gifts. In between, I worked on this class project. Since there are actually photos of the process (whoo-hoo) let's walk through my final changes to this quilt. At this point it seemed ready to sew the rows. You can see I'd sewn the first two rows but wandering through on my way to bed... {Remember the circuitous route our kids took on their way to bed? Mine is now similar as I check everything one last time.} it was simply too dark. The only color combination seemed to be pink and orange. All the others are "a color and a neutral." Not exactly pushing the color combination boundary. Where are the sample combinations I'd made in class? Dark Bars quilt ready to sew First I covered seven bright or dark sections with lighter sets of two colors. Exchanging some of the orange sets in this Bars quilt Next I moved two rows to the top so my favorite section is nearer the middle. A couple of the bright sections were uncovered. Moving rows in the Bars quilt Finally added a chambray and white section back on the right and swapped some dark and light sections to balance the top. Bars quilt top sewn For comparison, here's the final top with the starting layout. Comparing finished Bars quilt with dark Bars quilt These photos almost seem like a filter was added to brighten the colors rather than all that work. I guess my strips have their own rhythm of size and spacing. I want the lighter one today but the dark version intrigues me with it's foray into cheddar. When I looked at it in daylight, it was very attractive. Funny how different the colors appeared at night. Note to self: don't make changes after dark. This has been a exciting year for me and AHIQ has been part of that excitement. I've learned so much from Kaja and all of you who have linked projects and shared opinions. I've grown so much over the year and look forward to future work in this community. Enjoy the day, Ann InLinkz removed because it was hacked.
