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Title: Wall Hanging...another Carl Hentsch pattern
Post by: rubywishes on September 14, 2020, 07:01:29 AM

Starting to take shape, just need to make another 3/4 block to "go on top" and then I can put centre circles and backgrounds on. I'm just not sure what colour the centres will be. The backgrounds will be a grunge cream mottle but I feel the centres need to be a bold colour...maybe a dark mottled green perhaps. This has been put together just using what stuff I have...am determined not to purchase fabric atm.   Very happy with how this is coming together. Have I ever mentioned how much I love fpp! :dance: :laughing:

Title: Re: Wall Hanging...another Carl Hentsch pattern
Post by: Lisalou1965 on September 14, 2020, 07:31:23 AM

Wow. You sure is talented, lady!!!  :faints:

That is soo pretty.

Title: Re: Wall Hanging...another Carl Hentsch pattern
Post by: Acorn on September 14, 2020, 09:49:11 AM

Wow!   :loveit:

Title: Re: Wall Hanging...another Carl Hentsch pattern
Post by: Iminei on September 14, 2020, 09:51:05 AM

The Devil is alive and living in Australia .... Rather you than me Rubes !

Title: Re: Wall Hanging...another Carl Hentsch pattern
Post by: annieeg on September 14, 2020, 09:52:27 AM

 :loveit: :faints:

Title: Re: Wall Hanging...another Carl Hentsch pattern
Post by: Lowena on September 14, 2020, 09:52:37 AM

I second what Imi says. Looks great but  :devil: is there loud and proud :D
@Stitches tried to talk me into trying fpp  but I couldn't understand it even though she demonstrated......all that precision (( shudder ))
Love the colours

Title: Re: Wall Hanging...another Carl Hentsch pattern
Post by: Syrinx on September 14, 2020, 09:59:02 AM

I do love me some FPP! Looking lovely.

Title: Re: Wall Hanging...another Carl Hentsch pattern
Post by: rubywishes on September 14, 2020, 13:29:53 PM

.....and in my usual "second guessing" style I'm now re-thinking my blade groups to give it better balance.  :thinking:

Title: Re: Wall Hanging...another Carl Hentsch pattern
Post by: rubywishes on September 17, 2020, 07:05:51 AM

Is this a better balance of colours than the first picture for my wall hanging, keeping in mind there will be another 3/4 block on top of these 2, and their centres and backgrounds will be a mottled grunge cream. I really am unsure about which layout is the better..... :thinking: :headbang: help!

Title: Re: Wall Hanging...another Carl Hentsch pattern
Post by: Acorn on September 17, 2020, 09:41:45 AM

I prefer the first one, but I'm no expert...   ;)

Title: Re: Wall Hanging...another Carl Hentsch pattern
Post by: Lowena on September 17, 2020, 10:11:16 AM

Second one for me

Title: Re: Wall Hanging...another Carl Hentsch pattern
Post by: fajita on September 17, 2020, 10:59:50 AM

I find the latest one more pleasing to the eye.

Title: Re: Wall Hanging...another Carl Hentsch pattern
Post by: Lisalou1965 on September 17, 2020, 11:16:28 AM

I love them both, but just to be difficult, I rather like the first one, if I am honest... :devil:

Title: Re: Wall Hanging...another Carl Hentsch pattern
Post by: rubywishes on September 17, 2020, 11:51:05 AM

Oh no...it's 2  all.... :faints: Now what am I to do!  Someone else please chime in!!!! -<

Title: Re: Wall Hanging...another Carl Hentsch pattern
Post by: wrenkins on September 17, 2020, 11:56:53 AM

2

Title: Re: Wall Hanging...another Carl Hentsch pattern
Post by: Kenora on September 19, 2020, 17:50:30 PM

1 :)

Title: Re: Wall Hanging...another Carl Hentsch pattern
Post by: rubywishes on September 20, 2020, 01:18:24 AM

Looks like I'm veering to the second one but.......blow me down, I was snuffling through my fabrics and found seme stuff that if I use  "wrong side up" it will be a very close match to the fabric I don't have enough of to try the 2 options proper. So now I can happily make up enough of the blocks for either option and then more confidently make my choice :thumbsup: Thanks everyone!......and yeah, I'm still veering to number 2 0_0

Title: Re: Wall Hanging...another Carl Hentsch pattern
Post by: rubywishes on October 17, 2020, 05:42:17 AM

.....and I'm ready to start basting. This moment right here is my favourite part of putting a project together: you've finished all the assembly, you've tidied your sewing room, you're all set to baste and get on with the magnificent quilting plan you've developed in your head over the last 300 morning tea breaks at work and.....and best of all........you are absolutely blissfully unaware of what you have stuffed up and are yet to find and fix :laughing:

Note the boards I use for basting...notice how they are almost snug up into my window blinds? Haha, I had originally loaded the 3 boards only to discover I had so much "overhang" of board on the end of each that they fouled into the venetian blinds and I couldn't unroll them!  :headbang: Had to unroll all 3 and redo them..idiot :thinking: :laughing:

Title: Re: Wall Hanging...another Carl Hentsch pattern
Post by: Acorn on October 17, 2020, 09:29:02 AM

That is magnificent!  And very orderly and controlled!!  :o   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Wall Hanging...another Carl Hentsch pattern
Post by: Sheilago on October 17, 2020, 09:31:15 AM

That is stunning- I love the colour wheel/ rainbow effect! Way too fiddly for me to attempt, but I will admire it from afar!  :D

Title: Re: Wall Hanging...another Carl Hentsch pattern
Post by: Ploshkin on October 17, 2020, 10:00:28 AM

I have the utmost admiration for your paper piecing skill.  I nearly drove myself demented yesterday doing a couple of simple triangles - I just couldn't get my head round where to put the fabric so that it covered the shape when folded back.