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Saturday, December 12, 2015

Stripey Darting Fish

Today I wanted to figure out the layout of the fish so I can figure out how many more I need. Unlike the fish I made last year, each of the stripey fish take longer to make. The first order of business was to make a shark fish to chase the owls off the design wall.

I finished four more blue fish.

This is this week's catch of blue fish.

I had already decided that I wanted the fish to switch directions in each row to form a zig zag pattern, but I still hadn't figured out the color layout. Here I tried a bit of a diagonal layout for the colors, hoping that this way I could get around having so few yellow and pink fish. But this doesn't really work given the overall pattern.

 This vertical column layout makes a lot more sense, but I will  have to make a lot more fish. I think I need a separate column of yellow and orange fish. Also a separate column of the black fish. I had a lot of green fish left over if the green fish only gets one column.

Now I suggest you  go see how others are progressing from blocks to quilts in this last month of Rainbow Scrappy Challenge 2015.

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13 comments:

  1. scraphappyDecember 12, 2015 at 7:50 AM

    I am loving that column layout! Such a great motion.

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  2. MariDecember 12, 2015 at 9:24 AM

    Oh, I like the top photo with the mixed colors! They look great, and no fish are left out. The fish are great!

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  3. PaulaB quiltsDecember 12, 2015 at 9:56 AM

    I agree with Mari. The layout of the first has a flowing of the colors, as if they are swimming in the water and looks complete. Each fish is cleverly done and interesting.

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  4. Mystic QuilterDecember 12, 2015 at 10:32 AM

    Super - they really do look as if they're swimming along, I think the fact that you have trip pieced the fish enhances the effect - they're pretty streamlined!

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  5. Pamela ArbourDecember 12, 2015 at 10:51 AM

    I like all of your fish. The vertical layout looks nice. Have you though of mixing them all up? I know that would kinda take away the rainbow look though.

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  6. AnonymousDecember 12, 2015 at 12:32 PM

    I actually like the gap, maybe space them out to give them room to 'swim'!

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  7. LA PaylorDecember 12, 2015 at 1:31 PM

    do I get a vote? I like the first layout.

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  8. gayleDecember 12, 2015 at 4:44 PM

    Good call on the shark fish - those owls are a shifty lot.
    I like the first layout, too. But my head is full of piglets, so I'm not a good judge of fish...

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  9. Katie Z.December 12, 2015 at 5:43 PM

    Ooh, la la! I love the organized schools of fish.

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  10. Deb ADecember 13, 2015 at 4:12 AM

    I like the mixed up colors of the fish in the school..... but you do the setting you love!

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  11. BarbaraDecember 13, 2015 at 7:30 AM

    Great layout. I love it. The shark fish was a good idea. Owls...they're so rude.

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  12. QuiltdivajulieDecember 13, 2015 at 10:50 AM

    All I can think of is "one fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish" ... I know ...

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  13. CathyDecember 13, 2015 at 12:36 PM

    That zigzag layout sure makes it look like they are swimming. And why doesn't the diagonal layout for the colors work???

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