I trolled the web for some ideas for the Birch Bundles that I talked about yesterday. All of the photos are linked to their original locations.
Green Couch Designs has a great pattern/idea that I might be able to use:
Here is a detail:
It is simple, but effective. I am not sure if the fabrics from the pink and purple bundle will show up well enough in this design, because of the size of the pieces.
I also like this one from Cherry House:
The thing I like about the above pattern is the black strip (I would use something different depending on the color scheme), but it anchors all the blocks together. I am not sure the effect would be the same with different fabrics used for the blocks. Part of the effectiveness of this quilt is the solid colors. This is from the City Quilts book, which is making me consider buying it….very soon.
Samelia’s Mum has a very cheerful blog. I like the lower right hand corner of the quilt on a recent post.
I think I really like the top quilt, but would make it with slightly larger rectangles. What do you think?
I’m gradually getting back into the swing of things here. It feels good to be reading your blog and others again! Isn’t that Sandy’s blog and podcast fun? Something about the way she talks, keeps my attention focused.
Anyway, on your posting here…if you made the rectangles bigger it might look like you were just trying to just use fabric up in big chunks. I don’t know how to explain it… Are those rectangles 4×8 inches? You didn’t say what size you thought they were and what size you wanted to make them.
In the second quilt…how stunning! It is the contrast of the black and reds that make it work. I would think if you used prints that you would have to be VERY mindful of the contrast between those prints and whatever color you used as the accent strip. The more contrast between the reds and the black, the more it will pop. Same goes for prints. But you know all this already. 🙂
As far as Samelia’s quilt… I can just see that pattern in a quilt you did. Would you use the solid white like that or replace it with black or perhaps do it in lime green? 🙂
Time to stop procrastinating and get to sewing myself! Sorry about this long commentary!