Treasure Trove

I had Friday off so I was able to choose the fabric for the side triangles.

It's harder than it looks. I don't want areas that are too dark or light and I don't want the same fabric next to each other, and I want to make it all look interesting. After getting all the pieces up on the design wall, I noticed the gold triangles in a diagonal row, and they kinda bugged me.

So I sent a photo to my pal Julie and asked if the placement of the gold diamonds bothered her.

Then I asked my Mom.

Then I asked my son.

Then I thought, well hell, if I have to ask THREE people, then I DEFINITELY have to fix it.

My son replied immediately. "Yes. Only very slightly because they seem to be in a single diagonal line. If you move the middle two off the line it should be ok."

You would not believe how complicated that is, I texted back.

"No, I completely get it," he texted back, "but you have gone so far beyond 'it's a nice quilt' and into the land of 'this is a work of art.' You used to tell me 'good enough isn't.'"

Well. With a hefty dose of my own medicine, there was NO WAY I could leave it alone.

I figured it out, made a couple of changes, and now I will start sewing it together.

This will be the same size as the Fruit Loops flimsy - about 60" x 72". This quilt will be called "Treasure Trove."

Yes, by the way, I did replace the limey green triangles with darker green ones.

And, YES, I will make at least one other version of this, maybe two.

And yes, since Friday night and Saturday I have made several small adjustments.