{"id":66249,"date":"2025-04-09T07:07:20","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T14:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=66249"},"modified":"2025-04-04T17:56:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T00:56:58","slug":"matching-the-star-legs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/matching-the-star-legs\/","title":{"rendered":"Matching the Star Legs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Old Town Block – color selection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As mentioned, I made about 15 of these blocks while on Retreat. The pattern called for sets of Flying Geese and Half Square Triangles ( HSTs), so slapping them together any old which way didn’t work. As you saw in my initial efforts<\/a>, I had to choose the sets carefully. Surprisingly, it mattered which turquoise Flying Geese star legs went with the pink ring made up of Flying Geese and HSTs.<\/p>\n

I call this type of work ‘controlled scrappy’. The paper bag method<\/a> alone doesn’t work for me. I want a scrappy look, but I want the quilt to be cohesive.<\/p>\n

I ended up coordinating the fabrics that make up the pink ring of Flying Geese and HSTs. Then I would match the lavender so that it wasn’t too dark or light in relation to the pink ring. I got a lot of different looks. I think it will make the viewer’s eyes move around the quilt.<\/p>\n