With throw pillows completed I finally put the border on my red work extravaganza. I auditioned tons of different borders and this one just "worked" somehow. The darker burgundy color does give the top kind of a different feel, but I feel like it quiets the top down, while making it "pop" at the same time. And it introduces a bit of an accent color. After making my mom look at a zillion different choices I got her to agree that this one works, so I went with it.
Sorry, I wish I had a different background to photograph it against since it kind of blends into this floor. Actually, here's a slightly better view, along with one of my flip flops and Pip the guinea pig:
Anyway, with the move of this project onto the "finished top" list, I am officially ending my "no new projects" diet. Woo-hoo! Since starting the diet I have finished at least six tops, so it has been fruitful. I think I'm going to start something new today (Christmas present for my little brother) but I'm not starting more than two new projects until something else either becomes a finished top or one of the things I'm quilting becomes a finished quilt!
One last thing - okay so I upload my pictures on a mac and they look TERRIBLE on my PC at work - but I do have a terribly ancient monitor at work. So question to you PC users out there - do you look at my blog and find yourself thinking, "Why does she post such low quality super dark photos?" Or do they look OK to you? I'm hoping the problem is just with the terribly old monitor, but if it's not then I'll have to make an adjustment somewhere.
5 comments:
I love your redwork quilt ! That border fabric does work well ! Your photos look fine to me - not dark at all !
Your photos look fine to me. I like the red work or what ever you call it being they are all different colors. The border looks great adds but doesn't distract from the main quilt. Your throw pillows look wonderful also. She will like them. We sometimes worry to much over all the wrong things.
Yay for a new finished top. Your will-power is dramatically stronger than mine. I tried to go on a fabric-diet and have just failed misserably at it.
Oh - and your pictures look fine on my PC
Your photos look fine to me, so maybe it's your monitor. I love those pillows! As a set, they really go well and the orange is just a tiny part -- kind of makes that top sparkle. Maybe your recipient will discover that even colors she doesn't like can work well in the right circumstance.
Cheri
Your picts look fine to me too! :) Making things to peoples taste is hard isn't it? No pink or prange would make it harder! They look great!
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