One thing that I have touched on a couple of times in my articles is the absence of creativity and limited inovation that appears to occur when it comes to patchwork quilts. While it's alright to go with a safe and proven design, it swiftly becomes boring. If you actually want to make a quilt that folk will remember (for the right reasons) then you need to do something rather different.
You might like to try one of these ideas:
Rainbow
Make sure you have material for the entire spectrum. Cut these into hexagon shapes and then lay out the colours side by side, cycling through the color range till it loops around again.
If you'd like an alternative approach, you can use the same colors diagonally for a dazzling pattern that moves the whole spectrum across the patchwork quilt.
Alternative Shapes
Everyone has seen, and many have made a basic pattern patchwork quilt. We are going to up the ante on this one and look for a shape that is peculiar and not usually considered when taking a look at a this kind of quilt.
You'll find a variety of shapes, customarily 5 sided or more, that stack easily, yet appear to have a way more complicated pattern when having a look at it all together. The great part about these types of shapes is that even an easy two tone colour scheme comes out looking very effective.
Fluro Colours
Extraordinarily bright colors are rarely used in quilts. If you'd like to make your patchwork quilt stand out, you should take a leaf out of the peacock's book and incorporate some bright colours.
Including at least one fluorescent colour in your pattern will really add some eye catching detail to your quilt, something that folks can't go past.
While quite a few of these concepts would possibly not be your cup of tea, you may surely have to leave your comfort zone and take a chance to make a patchwork quilt that's totally unique.
You might like to try one of these ideas:
Rainbow
Make sure you have material for the entire spectrum. Cut these into hexagon shapes and then lay out the colours side by side, cycling through the color range till it loops around again.
If you'd like an alternative approach, you can use the same colors diagonally for a dazzling pattern that moves the whole spectrum across the patchwork quilt.
Alternative Shapes
Everyone has seen, and many have made a basic pattern patchwork quilt. We are going to up the ante on this one and look for a shape that is peculiar and not usually considered when taking a look at a this kind of quilt.
You'll find a variety of shapes, customarily 5 sided or more, that stack easily, yet appear to have a way more complicated pattern when having a look at it all together. The great part about these types of shapes is that even an easy two tone colour scheme comes out looking very effective.
Fluro Colours
Extraordinarily bright colors are rarely used in quilts. If you'd like to make your patchwork quilt stand out, you should take a leaf out of the peacock's book and incorporate some bright colours.
Including at least one fluorescent colour in your pattern will really add some eye catching detail to your quilt, something that folks can't go past.
While quite a few of these concepts would possibly not be your cup of tea, you may surely have to leave your comfort zone and take a chance to make a patchwork quilt that's totally unique.
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