{"id":20439,"date":"2013-10-08T06:40:50","date_gmt":"2013-10-08T13:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=20439"},"modified":"2016-06-28T16:26:58","modified_gmt":"2016-06-28T23:26:58","slug":"more-background-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/more-background-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"More Background Drama"},"content":{"rendered":"

I thought I would have been able to choose a background from the previous post<\/a>, but it wasn’t to be. It occurred to me to think about what I wanted. I do want the background to be a player. I don’t want it to just fade into the background, so to speak. I also don’t want it to overshadow the foreground fabrics.<\/p>\n

So, I spent some time on Sunday pressing greys and trying different greys with my octagons. It meant that I didn’t sew, but it also meant that I was carefully and deliberately engaging in the process.<\/p>\n

\"Grey<\/a>
Grey Batik<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Above is a batik that I bought at The Granary. It has a bit of blue in it. I thought it wouldn’t work, but I do like it. It gives movement to the background. The dark grey bits remind me of swirling fog.<\/p>\n

\"Grey<\/a>
Grey Batik<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It isn’t directional, which is a bonus. The blue doesn’t show up very well in the photos.<\/p>\n

\"New<\/a>
New Wave<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This background goes with the blue flower in the upper left of the photo above. It is from the same line. I may even have bought it at the same time. It is a true background, in the sense of it doesn’t add anything.<\/p>\n

\"New<\/a>
New Wave<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Again, has a directionality, but I wouldn’t say it is directional — or the directionality wouldn’t look weird if the pieces were cut different ways.<\/p>\n

\"Grey<\/a>
Grey Dot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dots are always a safe bet. This dot is the right size not to interfere with the other dots, even the red ones.<\/p>\n

\"Grey<\/a>
Grey Dot detail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Not directional.<\/p>\n

\"Angela<\/a>
Angela Walter fabrics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I am not sure why I bought the amount (2-3 yards) of this. I think I was expecting the color to be a little different. Since I was pressing greys anyway, I decided to press this, but I don’t think it is appropriate for the project.<\/p>\n

\"Angela<\/a>
Angela Walter fabrics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Very directional. I don’t want to worry about the way I cut so that the lines of dots lined up. I am not sure I would want to worry about that.<\/p>\n

\"Pearl<\/a>
Pearl Bracelets Grey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lots of movement. If the pearl bracelets don’t interfere with the foreground, then the fabric adds a lot of movement. I would err on the side of this being too busy for the piece, which is a little busy anyway.<\/p>\n

\"Pearl<\/a>
Pearl Bracelets Grey detail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Not really directional. I only have a yard of this and would have to buy more.<\/p>\n

\"Ta<\/a>
Ta Dot Grey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I have a boatload of this fabric, because it is a good background and I had the foresight to buy plenty.<\/p>\n

\"Ta<\/a>
Ta Dot Grey detail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Not directional.<\/p>\n

Between the the choices above and the previous choices<\/a>, I think my favorites are below:<\/p>\n

\"Grey<\/a>
Grey Batik<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Grey<\/a>
Grey Dot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"P&B<\/a>
P&B Happy Go Lucky Grey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Of the three above, I think the batik is the most likely. I don’t have enough of the Happy Go Lucky, and can’t get anymore so that doesn’t seem to be a real option.<\/p>\n

The grey dot is perfectly fine, but doesn’t really add anything to the piece. If I decide I don’t want to add the movement I discussed above, then that fabric would be a good option.<\/p>\n

That leaves the batik.<\/p>\n

My SIL commented<\/a> that I only showed the light blue on one of the backgrounds. This time, I used the same octagons for all the different backgrounds. I did rearrange them, however.<\/p>\n

Russian Rubix posts:<\/p>\n