Friday morning, Bonnie Hunter released the third clue for her annual mystery quilt-along -- purple 4-patches. As I was in the midst of iron tote production at the time, I couldn't start Clue 3 till Sunday.
I'm not sure which direction I want to go with the purples ....
My first idea was to make them like the neutrals, with similar color and value. I chose two red-purples to go with the magentas, but in the end they are so close in color and value that they blend into one big blob.
I also thought about staying on the lighter grayish side of purple since I already had quite a few strips cut.
These are kinda bland, but might work as long as a strong dark/light pattern is not required. So today I tried making pairs with more value contrast.
I think I'm done until I can see where these units will go in the quilt. I can always use the rejects in something else.
Heh, heh . . . I succumbed to the allure of Provence, too. I have paint swatch cards to guide the color choices but I haven't pulled purples yet. Hope your retreat days were refreshing and productive.
ReplyDeleteI had to purchase some purples. This is the one color that is really lacking in my stash since I'm not a huge fan of it. Im glad you still aren't participating. :)
ReplyDeleteI love all the purples! Yours, mine, everybody's purples!
ReplyDeleteWay to not participate! LOL You are hilarious Libby!
ReplyDeleteI always find Mystery Quilts so interesting to follow along with - it's hard for me to imagine making choices without knowing that they are for, so I love seeing how things turn out.
ReplyDeleteWhen we were working with purple for the RSC, I had a hard time deciding which purples looked good together. There are so many different shades, and some have a brownish tint, or grayish! Hope you find purples that you love together!
ReplyDeleteYou've made more progress on the mystery you are NOT doing than I've made on the (same) mystery that i AM doing!!! LOL
ReplyDeleteYou've got lots of choices with your fabric selections.
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