Lady Snaps Grows

 

Here are all the creamish blocks for the Lady Snaps quilt. Can you see the pale orange block on the far left? That reads too much as orange, so it is going to have to go. There's a light green block that may have to go too. Otherwise I'm pretty happy with these.

Right from the start I knew I would fill in the empty areas with blenderish light yellows, greens, blues and lavenders. Remember, I am looking for a flowery garden feeling. It may not be the most original or sophisticated quilt on the planet, but that doesn't make it any less attractive. I don't want those blocks to have strong patterns. The CENTERS of the colored blocks will be the same fabrics as the lights. I believe that will carry the flowery feeling throughout the quilt. (Heck, I could be wrong, but there's only one way to find out, and that's to make more blocks and put them up on the design wall. And please don't tell me about a computer quilt design program. I have no interest in making quilts that way.)

Before I cut any of the light fabrics, I placed them on the design wall to get an idea of how they would look. This tentative arrangement is no accident. Placed like this, I will need a large number of light green blocks than any other color. The lavenders will be in the corners (which is good because I don't have that many lavender fabrics) and the second most used color will be light blue.

I made the orange block in the center, and the yellow blocks surrounding it. Note that no block is in its final location. When I have a good feeling for how the colors work, I'll shuffle things around to their best advantage. And hey, if this ends up like something too predictable and boring, I'll just shift gears and try something else.

So how was work? It was fine, and I'll tell you more about that tomorrow.