One thing that I've touched on a number of times in my posts is the lack of inovation and limited creativity that seems to happen when it comes to patchwork quilts. While it is fine to stick with a safe and proven design, it quickly becomes stale. If you really want to make a quilt that folks will remember (for the correct reasons) then you have to do something quite different.
You might like to try one of these ideas:
Rainbow
Ensure you have material for the whole spectrum. Cut these into hexagons and then lay the colors side-by-side, cycling through the colour spectrum until it loops around again.
If you want a different approach, you may use the same colours diagonally for an incredible pattern that moves the entire spectrum across the patchwork quilt.
Alternative Shapes
Everyone has seen, and many have made a basic pattern patchwork quilt. We are going to up the ante on this one and look for a shape that is peculiar and not usually considered when taking a look at a this kind of quilt.
You'll find a spread of shapes, sometimes 5 sided or more, that can stack easily, yet appear to have a far more complicated pattern when looking at it all together. The great part about these sorts of shapes is that even a simple two tone colour scheme comes out looking extremely impressive.
Fluro Colours
Extraordinarily bright colors are rarely used in quilts. If you'd like to make your patchwork quilt stand out, you should take a leaf out of the peacock's book and incorporate some bright colours.
Including one fluro color in your pattern will truly add some attention grabbing detail to your quilt, something that folk cannot go past.
While some of these ideas won't be your cup of tea, you'll truly have to leave your comfort zone and take a risk to create a patchwork quilt that is truly unique.
You might like to try one of these ideas:
Rainbow
Ensure you have material for the whole spectrum. Cut these into hexagons and then lay the colors side-by-side, cycling through the colour spectrum until it loops around again.
If you want a different approach, you may use the same colours diagonally for an incredible pattern that moves the entire spectrum across the patchwork quilt.
Alternative Shapes
Everyone has seen, and many have made a basic pattern patchwork quilt. We are going to up the ante on this one and look for a shape that is peculiar and not usually considered when taking a look at a this kind of quilt.
You'll find a spread of shapes, sometimes 5 sided or more, that can stack easily, yet appear to have a far more complicated pattern when looking at it all together. The great part about these sorts of shapes is that even a simple two tone colour scheme comes out looking extremely impressive.
Fluro Colours
Extraordinarily bright colors are rarely used in quilts. If you'd like to make your patchwork quilt stand out, you should take a leaf out of the peacock's book and incorporate some bright colours.
Including one fluro color in your pattern will truly add some attention grabbing detail to your quilt, something that folk cannot go past.
While some of these ideas won't be your cup of tea, you'll truly have to leave your comfort zone and take a risk to create a patchwork quilt that is truly unique.
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