Yellow Dilemma
I'd heard about yellow early in my quilting experience.
"Yellow is tricky," someone said.
"Be really careful with yellow," said another.
But a third said, "I think every quilt should have at least a little bit of yellow in it."
These baskets have been up on my wall for more than a week now. Prolly more than two weeks. And I've looked at them a lot. I do love them. This may be one quilt I never finish simply because I love having them up on the wall.
But that yellow. It reminds me of a crayon from the old 64-set when I was knee-high to a whatever; it was called chromium yellow. A pull-no-punches yellow. An in-your-face yellow before we knew the expression.
And here it is hanging on my wall in three of my precious blocks. Part of me thinks I should take the yellows out and replace them with something less sensational. Another part thinks it is just splendid where it is.
What do you think?
"Yellow is tricky," someone said.
"Be really careful with yellow," said another.
But a third said, "I think every quilt should have at least a little bit of yellow in it."
These baskets have been up on my wall for more than a week now. Prolly more than two weeks. And I've looked at them a lot. I do love them. This may be one quilt I never finish simply because I love having them up on the wall.
But that yellow. It reminds me of a crayon from the old 64-set when I was knee-high to a whatever; it was called chromium yellow. A pull-no-punches yellow. An in-your-face yellow before we knew the expression.
And here it is hanging on my wall in three of my precious blocks. Part of me thinks I should take the yellows out and replace them with something less sensational. Another part thinks it is just splendid where it is.
What do you think?
Comments
Swap block B2 (second column second row) with block B3 (second column third row) to space out the yellow a bit more and separate the two purple and gray-teal blocks, and enjoy the glow. I think the yellow warms up the whole quilt.
If you pull 'em down it'll be an entirely different quilty experience which is dandy, too, but just sayin'.
*karendianne./Living Life at LeeHaven
I really love your baskets.