I've been working on my version of Brand New Day, tentatively called Christmas Day, and I need your help on my final fabric selection for the unpieced blocks, setting triangles, and border.
I am making my version out of my hoarded stash of Robyn Pandolph Folk Art and Aubrey Rose fabrics; purchased long ago and unlikely I could get more. My original plan was to use the floral pirnt on off-white for the unpieced blocks and border, the floral print on green for the setting triangles, and deep red for the narrow inner border. I tested that out:
The blocks look a bit lost on this print. How about the green for the unpieced blocks?
I like that much better. But then what do I do for the setting triangles? And border? And here's an alternative green floral print.
I've come up with several alternatives. Please leave a comment letting me know what you think works best!
- Use the green floral for the unpieced blocks, the setting triangles, and the border, with a red narrow inner border and binding.
- Use the green floral for the unpieced blocks and border, the white floral for the setting triangles, and red narrow inner border and binding.
- Use the green floral for the unpieced blocks and border, find a red that works for the setting triangles.
- Put a narrow (1/2") red border around the star blocks, then use the white floral for the unpieced blocks, with green for setting triangles and border, with narrow red inner border.
- Something else?
I would use the second green floral for the unpieced blocks and the triangles. Next a thin red border and then the white floral for the outer border. I don't see that the setting triangles need to be different and I think it will "flow" nicely.
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