It's the last Saturday in February and time to put the brown and pink scraps away. As I was doing a bit of a tidy up I spotted 1.5 inch strips of brown. I must have cut them for sashing in another quilt and tucked them into a small bag of brown bits. Although I had made the Patience Corner blocks for the RSC Column Quilt I wasn't happy with them; they had no spark. Here was an opportunity to use up some strips, clear them out of my scraps and add some spark to the column.
Just look at the difference! New column on the left, original on the right! Now the column looks like it belongs in the quilt. What a difference! Changing out the outer corners for a brighter pink gave the blocks some life. I'm so glad I took the time to remake the column.
I'm off to a workshop - mystery quilt this Saturday so may be connecting to
RSC a little late. I'm looking forward to a day of quilting with friends - fun, laughs and great food!
10 comments:
Both the columns are good-looking, but the pink does add something! What will you do with the others? :)
You are SEW right! That new BROWN column works MUCH better with January's BLUE column. Good call!!!
Love the new Patience Corners - they look just right with the January blocks!
Oh, yes! Much better! Good thing you found those strips, because what a difference the new blocks make.
It is amazing what a difference the pink makes in your Patience Corners blocks! But I actually like both of those columns surrounding the blue stars. Maybe you can keep them both!
I like all the Patience Corners blocks. And who knows, maybe including both might be just the thing in your RSC quilt. But if not, you'll find them a good home!
I think it was very clever of you to make another column of brown. I don't it will hurt to have two of them since they are so different even though they are the same. It didn't even cross my mind to make another column. I liked that block(column). Good job!
The pink really does add a bit of spark, but I like both. Depending upon what the next color is, you may find that the all brown works better.
What a difference! Good call. :- ) And now you have a column of blocks you may choose to incorporate later on, who knows!
The pink is a great addition to your block. Best of all, you used up twice as many scraps.
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