I had ordered some fabric to make a Swoon wall hanging for my powder room. I didn’t love it when I put it in my powder room. Then I also started thinking that the block may be too big to even put in my teeny powder room.
So I looked through my fabric and found my lovely Jennifer Paganelli fabric from two or so years ago. Gasp! I can’t believe I haven’t used it before now. I just wanted to try out the pattern and see what it would look like size wise. I love everything about my Jennifer Paganelli fabric.
It is so much softer than regular quilting fabric. I did make a skirt out of the yellow. I didn’t want a skirt out of the brown and blue too, so they have just sat for all this time.
I’m not sure I love the block I made with it. I didn’t have a solid to go with it and I think that makes is a little chaotic. I also changed the color placement a little because I had three prints. But I do kind of like it…I think.
I taped it in my powder room to see about the size, and I actually think it is the perfect size. I almost love it in there. I think.
I went back to my fabric I pulled to go with the grey and started cutting it up.
Now I REALLY don’t like that.
I wonder if I should just go back to the Sweetwater line only (above) or if I should finish up the Jennifer Paganelli and put it in there.
It went together really quickly. There are some places where all the fabric doesn’t want to lay perfectly flat. I tried to trim it up nicely and it doesn’t bother me now.
If I were to make a whole quilt with this block, I would stick with the pattern as it is written with two fabrics + one solid for each block.
I do have a problem with following directions exactly. I always seem to see things differently than they are written. Sometimes it works out, and sometimes it doesn’t. I do love to play either way! This block looks beautiful with a big print and contrasty solids. Both of those things I just typically don’t buy. I love that this one pattern has made me rethink the possibility of larger prints.
I can never seem to follow directions either.
ReplyDeleteI think the teal/brown/yellow is a bit busy. I agree that a solid or two would settle it down a bit. It does look good in your little bathroom though.
The grey might look good against your buttercream walls. Maybe make both and then decide. You could always switch them out periodically if you get bored of one.
The sweetwater line looks like it would blend in with the wall. If that's the look you want then that would be a good choice.
I've come via flickr where i saw your Swoon Blocks! I love both of them!! The Sis Boom, Jennifer Paganelli one is SO pretty and your other one is so sophistocated. If I visited you I'd be finding excuses to go to the toilet all the time so I could look at your blocks.
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