Friday, 4 August 2017

Going Neutral

This year I opted for 4 different RSC projects.  All of the colours to date have worked well with the blocks but light neutrals will be a challenge.  Here's what I found in my stash.


Not much variety and some of the fabrics have been around for at least twenty years.  I just may use some of them up this month.  I will use the wrong side of one of the fabrics to give it a lighter look.

Before putting the blue blocks into the project bins I put all the blocks up on the design wall to check them out.

The Cracker blocks were my first choice for a project.  
The blues add a lovely spark to the layout.  
I'm not sure how the light neutrals will play with the rest of these blocks.



My second project is nine patches with alternate hourglass blocks.  
The hourglass blocks are low contrast white and cream.  
My fear is that the light neutral nine patches will be lost with the alternate blocks.



Now when I look at the H blocks I think the light neutrals will work with the yellow ones to create some lighter areas in the layout.  Bonus!


My last project is the tumbling blocks.  
If you look at the neutrals photo you'll spot the white and grey pieces on one of the neutrals.  
I think using the wrong side of the fabric will work.



Before putting the blues away I made a few little monkeys.  These little guys will join the others to make a grand total of 50 little monkeys.  How many will I need to make a lap quilt?  I'll have to do some math to figure that out.
Linking up with Rainbow Scrap Challenge.

Going Neutral

This year I opted for 4 different RSC projects.  All of the colours to date have worked well with the blocks but light neutrals will be a ch...