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Friday, July 15, 2016

Darting fish quilt top

I finally got more of the blue fabric (a slightly different dye lot) and added the border. I was going to do a border with fish tails but it looked odd. And now that I see the fish floating in space, I'm thinking they might need a thin rainbow border that encloses the fish--touching the noses and fins. I am also wondering if I should switch out the blue fish (fifth row, third from right side).

And don't worry about the quilt top suffering from the saggy baggy quilt top disease. It's actually the design board that is suffering.
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9 comments:

  1. Glen QuiltSwissyJuly 15, 2016 at 7:06 PM

    I hd to count it down to see what you were talking about. It is fine for me in the photo of the quilt, but if it is different in person that would be another thing.

    Love it.

    I like the floating fishes with the slightly off dye lot! Really.

    glen

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  2. gayleJuly 15, 2016 at 7:54 PM

    One fish, two fish, red fish... um... pink fish, green fish... wait...
    And that poor design wall. Molly's pitons take their toll.

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  3. Lynne StuckeJuly 16, 2016 at 4:51 AM

    Yes; I would swap out that blue fish -- he just doesn't play well with the others. But I wouldn't change out the border. I actually like the slightly different color........

    And, thank you for your blog. I thoroughly enjoy reading about Molly's and Buddy's antics, and your quilts always make me smile. [lynnstck{at}yahoo.com]

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  4. Charlene SJuly 16, 2016 at 6:22 AM

    I like the blue fish. There always has to be one oddball in the school. I think a rainbow strip would look great.

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  5. BarbaraJuly 16, 2016 at 8:29 AM

    Oh my gosh. So cute...and so much movement. They really do look like they're darting. The fabric arrived in the mail yesterday. Molly has an excellent eye for kitty fur! Those are just perfect! Thank you so much. The worms made me laugh.

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  6. BarbaraJuly 16, 2016 at 8:30 AM

    P. S. The blue fish looks fine. Didn't draw my eye any more than any of the others, so I'd leave it.

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  7. CathyJuly 16, 2016 at 8:53 AM

    I agree, leave the blue fish. And they're not floating, they are swimming. As they should be, no? Of course, Molly might have some say about a cat paw appearing in a border. Brings back memories...

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  8. Vicki WJuly 17, 2016 at 9:03 AM

    I love the blue fish. It really doesn't stand out as much as you think it does. If you remove it some other fish will start to stand out.

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  9. Mystic QuilterJuly 17, 2016 at 10:04 PM

    I'm behind with reading posts - I'm so pleased you found more of the blue fabric, leave the fish alone!! This is a beauty.

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