Round 3 is finally complete on Unity. And now that I've had a chance to really look at it, I know that Round 4 MUST happen. The lack of lime green in Round 3 gives the eye a little rest, but it looks "unfinished" to me as is. So . . . Round 4 is in the planning phase.
Bonnie Hunter's pattern calls for a Pinwheel Star block - 6.5" unfinished. She did hers in patriotic colors, so obviously I need to figure out how I will lay out my colors.
Just a glimpse of what I've been playing with. Green needs to come back to life in this round, but I definitely don't like the green center with the pinwheel. The aqua center is an improvement - maybe. And then I got to thinking . . . what if I ditch the pinwheel and just make it a simple friendship star block instead?
Here is what I'm thinking right now. Half of the 36 blocks in Round 4 with green points and the other half with pink points. Aqua centers seemed to be the best choice too. So far only 3 blocks are sewn with the black background cut for 14 more. And while I was cutting those backgrounds it became obvious that it was time to organize the tub of black and white prints so I could find what I wanted.
The tub itself was such a mess that the lid didn't come close to going on and everything was a jumbled mess. There are lots of prints that read more "white with black", and prints with a mostly "grey" look to them when you step back. Those are all choices that I don't want much of in this quilt. But I found plenty of "just right" black and whites to use. Those are on the top now so as I cut more background pieces for this quilt I won't have to dig very deep. Plus now everything is refolded neatly, sorted, and it all fits back into the tub, although the lid is still not on. Yay!!
Now I need to sort and organize the pink, green, and aqua fabrics because they are a mess too.
i agree...green stars with aqua centers....pop!
ReplyDeleteI like your choice of blocks for the final round. Love these colors!
ReplyDeleteI like the mix of green and pink friendship stars. That black background really makes the blocks pop. I hadn't planned to go all the way to clue 8, but I think that's my current plan.
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