I am wrapping up the Blues for this months RSC... That gives me a day or two to clean up and guess what March's color will be???? (yellow!!)
I finished all my Blue Buckeyes - but!! do you remember that ORANGE is the Complimentary color to blue? And I live in BRONCO country... so you know... I just had to try something -and An Idea came to me...
But - after a few blocks I didn't like it - so I changed plans.
I had decided that I wanted to make Border blocks with orange - and in my mind I could get them to look like an extension of the quilt center - but the more I looked at it, the more I didn't like it...
And then I was sitting on the couch, playing with my photos and I started cropping it - to see what might happen if I shrunk the border....and
Voila!!!
I liked it - so I kept going.... and I made a few boo boos because with only half a block it became directional.... My seam ripper and I had to meet a few times, but it wasn't too bad....
Ta da!!!!
The finished top!!!
I ask you tho - IS it REALLY a finish if the girls aren't in the photo???
There you go! that is the end of my BLUE RSC stitching for this month!
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What a great border idea. This gives me all kinds of ideas.
ReplyDeleteCeci
Love this border idea! Thanks for sharing it; I’m going to try it!
ReplyDeleteThe orange blocks, as a "wrap around" , block border is a great design idea. It adds color, and compliments the blue blocks. Inspiring. Well done.
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Love the orange and the shrunken block size! Very cleaver! I wish I could think outside the box.
ReplyDeleteGreat design save, Alycia.
ReplyDeleteOK - that is a clever twist to the traditional. Wow!!
ReplyDeleteA partial block for the border is the perfect frame. And of course the girls have to be in the photo for it to be finished! ;)
ReplyDeleteI really like the orange border on this quilt top!!!! Nice idea! (orange and blue is for the FL Gators, too)
ReplyDeleteI'm so in love with this final result! I enjoyed seeing the small changes as you worked towards the final look. So pretty! Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
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You are so clever with the border within the block! :)
ReplyDeleteThat is one terrific border and YES, it isn't a finish unless the girls are in the photo!
ReplyDeleteOh, this is fun, Alycia! I love the design you made with these blocks, and even extending it out into the border. We Broncos fans can definitely appreciate the color combo, too!
ReplyDeleteThat looks SEW good, Alycia!!
ReplyDeleteWay to play with the complimentary color!!
ReplyDeleteWell aren't you one clever girl!! I like that look and it could be done on lots of quilt patterns I bet.
ReplyDeleteThese are fantastic!
ReplyDeleteA very fun way to finish off your blues for February. It's such a good feeling when you come up with something a bit different and you can make it work.
ReplyDeleteI like it! Especially the use of one constant orange and the wide variety of blues. Well done!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I love how you did the border, what a fabulous choice of color and pattern! And of course the girls make it even more perfect ;))
ReplyDeleteThat's a wonderful quilt to finish the blue month beautifully. Bravo! ;^)
ReplyDeleteLove your half block solution for the border. It is perfection!
ReplyDeleteWonderful job! Glad you persevered, kept tinkering, and then got it done right. Those pooches are darling and we were all waiting for that final photo! Lol!
ReplyDeleteOooo, the orange border is awesome!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely adore this, Alycia! First, the unexpectedness of the orange in the border. But also how the half block border changes our perception of where the edges of the blocks lie, as though the quilt blocks from the body of the quilt extend into and float above the orange border. Really effective.
ReplyDeleteWow, do I ever love your orange border idea!!! Fabulous, Alycia!!!
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