Thursday, 15 January 2015

Grand Illusion Mystery



Nup.  Still not loving it.

I seriously am contemplating not even putting those green checkerboards in.  It does my head in that they don't line up with the chevron blocks.  It must be something in me, I must need straight lines or something because I can't find a happy place with this quilt.  It gives me a headache, literally.  Too busy, too bright, not calm.

Sorry, Bonnie.  Just not my style, this one.
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  1. Barbara Sindlinger16 January 2015 at 04:17

    Well we can't love them all. However the ones I've seen finished I've really liked. I too used pretty bright colors which really isn't my cup of tea but I will finish the quilt. I might use a different sashing too. I've seen a quilt someone made with all the sashing pieces that I liked too.

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    1. Silly Goose16 January 2015 at 22:40

      Hi Barbara

      Thanks for commenting! I think Bonnie does a wonderful job, keeping the thousands of followers happy - I guess its inevitable that she eventually will design something I'm not too keen on. But ironically, my daughter LOVES it so she'll end up with it and that makes me happy.

      Thanks again

      Suzie

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  2. jude's page16 January 2015 at 05:56

    I had not really noticed that the sashing greens were not the same size until you commented, and now that I see it, I possibly would not be able to handle it either. I do like the block itself though. I am working on designing mystery quilts at the moment, and I like things to be balanced and matchy matchy too!

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    1. Silly Goose16 January 2015 at 22:41

      Hi Jude

      You'll have to send me the link when you get your mystery quilt going! I'm always game to try one more!

      Suzie

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  3. Kay Holm17 January 2015 at 02:01

    the fact that the sashing doesn't matchup is not a problem for me. the problem for me is the new color added to an already busy block. I saw on fb one person had light and dark neutrals alternating for the sashing. I think that I am going to do it that way.

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    1. Silly Goose22 January 2015 at 12:34

      Hi Kay, thanks so much for your comment. I'm totally leaving the green out of my quilt, it just looks less berserk than with it in.

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  4. Marianne17 January 2015 at 10:58

    Oh that non-matching sashing bothers me greatly! But the pieces were made and after much angst, I sewed them together. At least you've used a lot of calmer fabrics, I, on the other hand, used prints. Lots and lots of prints! As soon as I can steel myself to look at it again, I'll get a picture posted to my blog. Live and learn!

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    1. Silly Goose22 January 2015 at 12:33

      It's weird isn't it, how it bothers us so much? I can't explain, I just can't deal with it!

      As I say, it's more about me than the design, I think.

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