One thing that I've touched on a few times in my posts is the lack of inovation and limited creativity that seems to happen when it comes to patchwork quilts. While it is ok to stick with a safe and proven design, it rapidly becomes stale. If you really want to make a quilt that people will remember (for the correct reasons) then you must do something really different.
You may like to try one of those 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 want a different approach, you may use the same colours diagonally for an incredible pattern that moves the entire spectrum across the patchwork quilt.
Alternative Shapes
Everybody has seen, and many have made the standard pattern patchwork quilt. We're going to raise the stakes on this one and look for a shape that's unusual and not typically considered when looking at a this type of quilt.
You will find a range of shapes, usually five sided or more, that will stack simply, yet seem to have a much more complex pattern when taking a look at it all together. The great part about these kinds of shapes is that even a basic 2 tone color scheme comes out looking particularly impressive.
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 one fluro color in your pattern will truly add some attention grabbing detail to your quilt, something that folk cannot go past.
While some of these ideas won't be your cup of tea, you'll truly have to leave your comfort zone and take a risk to create a patchwork quilt that is truly unique.
You may like to try one of those 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 want a different approach, you may use the same colours diagonally for an incredible pattern that moves the entire spectrum across the patchwork quilt.
Alternative Shapes
Everybody has seen, and many have made the standard pattern patchwork quilt. We're going to raise the stakes on this one and look for a shape that's unusual and not typically considered when looking at a this type of quilt.
You will find a range of shapes, usually five sided or more, that will stack simply, yet seem to have a much more complex pattern when taking a look at it all together. The great part about these kinds of shapes is that even a basic 2 tone color scheme comes out looking particularly impressive.
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 one fluro color in your pattern will truly add some attention grabbing detail to your quilt, something that folk cannot go past.
While some of these ideas won't be your cup of tea, you'll truly have to leave your comfort zone and take a risk to create a patchwork quilt that is truly unique.
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