Lake Effects Developments

As I suspected, interspersing the Snowfall fabrics into my already existing mass of hexies for Lake Effect is working out perfectly. I will let the photographs do the talking.

The picture above shows my earlier hexies and at the very bottom are the Snowfall hexies. I see very easy blending of fabrics going on here. It will be fun to finish off the charm pack and then weave these Snowfall hexies into my existing assortment.

At this point in time, I have done just a small portion of the charm squares. I will use the entire charm pack (I can get two hexies from each 5" square) and then blend and mix the whole bunch.

To read about my earlier concern over the intensity of the reds, click here. I am glad I was cautious at this early stage; I would hate to have moved forward and then later regretted using a red which dissatisfied me.

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Slow Stitching on Lake Effect

A week ago I was in a bit of a quandary about the reds I was planning to use in Lake Effect. My concern was that mine were too intense for the quilt, as it is supposed to have (to me) a very calming waterfall-like feel. I posed the question here on the blog and received some very interesting and much-appreciated responses and suggestions.

One comment was that I hadn't shown a really clear picture of my reds; see below for that. I like that leafy one because I can see leaves floating on a pond or a lake. The other just, well, because.

A different commenter suggested that I take a look at them interspersed with the rest to see how it would look. The picture below does this, and I don't mind it too much, honestly. I will have to use that darker red very, very sparingly, but it will be okay in small doses. I do not think I will be displeased after the fact, and wish I'd used something else.

I have an additional solution, though. After thinking I would add another icy blue to my mix of hexies, and use far fewer of my reds, I remembered that I had a Snowfall Charm Pack - only one - and what on earth else would I do with just one charm pack?!!? (Laurie Simpson used her Snowfall line to make the original quilt.)

Below, I have laid out my reds on top of the Snowfall fabrics, and while the one of mine is pink-red, I still think in very limited use it will be fine in this quilt. I am going to use the Snowfall charm pack to make some more hexies which I will blend into my current collection. Hopefully, it will result in a happy little merge.

I had a bit of time to sew at Terry's on Friday; rather than tote my machine, I just worked on some more hexies. I added some beeswax to my sewing kit (thanks, Terry!) and hopefully this will cut down on the tangling and knotting I was experiencing. That gets to be a drag (pun intended) after the umpteenth time.

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