Court Jester Jokes Around

You know me. I'm never happy with the status quo. I moved some of the blocks around and got this pinwheel. I liked it, and thought I'd play with it.

I could have lined up the blocks so the pinwheels were lined up in rows and columns, but where is the fun in that, so I offset them. I liked the way this was turning out.

I made more blocks and put them up on the design wall. But something was bugging me. I have learned that even in the earliest stages of work, if something bothers me, I have to pay attention. 

So I backed up and took a good look at what was on the design wall. When I had the first few blocks up on the wall (second photo) I thought to myself that this was FUN. But as I looked at the design wall some of the pinwheels were not "fun." Why not? I had to think about it. Some of the pinwheels were FUN and some were not. 

I figured it out. Some were FUN and HAPPY. Those were BRIGHT. 

This pinwheel was not "fun." First, it was DARK. The opposite of fun. Next one of the wings was not reading as a solid shape (the one on the upper right.) 

So I started moving the pieces around, trying to make sure each pinwheel had a bright triangle in it, either yellow or orange or pink or a limey-green. After a few moves I had some blocks that didn't fit anywhere. I have learned to take a look at these.

These were all cut from the same multi-color fabric. That was a bummer. I had had high hopes for this fabric in this quilt. Well that's out!

I made a few more blocks and put them up and yes, the pinwheels were happier. 

There are other fabrics that may go (there's a green with boxes and a very busy black and white stripe I am on the fence about) but I have to put a whole lot more blocks up on the wall before I make big changes. I have enough black and white squares cut to fill the design wall, and I have to make those blocks and get them up there before tinkering starts in earnest.

This is not going to take long. Working title for this is Court Jester.