Finally I get it pieced. Stand back and look at it. Yes, the customer wants green on the bottom. I had considered teal but she likes the green. No problem. It does punch up the colors more.
But should I do more. Does the green make the colors too yellow? She wants oranges, not pinks. But she does want a glow of dawn. Should I punch it up a bit? Or is this too obvious?
Don't know. What do you think? I'll leave it up on the design board as I sew the blocks together. How long that takes. Only 23 separate tasks. Well, that is one of the games I play with myself. Seven rows of blocks to sew together. Six seams to join the rows. Four binding sides. And Velcro on top and bottom--that is two rows of sewing on the top or bottom.
Silly isn't it? But I like to feel I am making progress. Give myself a goal for each day. You see I can't do that much hand sewing every day and this is my least favorite part of making a quilt. But I will get it done. And then the design board will be free and I can start another project. Maybe in colors of the autumn. Mmm.
And you--do you think the orange sunrise is too striking? Too obvious? And how do you get tasks done when they seem to drag? Any hints?
I think the orange sunrise is too striking; I love the hint of it.
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I prefer it without the additional orange (punched up) pieces...but I see what you are after. Perhaps a bit more contrast instead? Like, a little of the really dark blue at the top to take it into pre-dawn minutes? Not sure...but it's looking really good!
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