tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27060730.post6582776390385145187..comments2023-12-26T15:22:18.592-06:00Comments on Idle Hands Empty Brain ...: Rachel's Star - Part TwoIdle hands, empty brain ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05388617370564638854noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27060730.post-23801652997350361232009-08-13T08:01:35.514-05:002009-08-13T08:01:35.514-05:00I think both versions are fine, though I prefer th...I think both versions are fine, though I prefer the original (not 100% sure about the paisley, it's a lovely fabric but perhaps a bit too brown?). I had trouble at this stage as well, and took lots of photos of fabrics folded over one another. I think I made up a couple of trial log cabins as well. I posted about the completed quilt <a href="http://elettaria.livejournal.com/67035.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>, and I've just uploaded some of the photos I took at various stages to Flickr, in case that helps you at all. Start <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elettaria/3817734752/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. One photo shows how I was mocking up the outer log cabins and borders using the computer, I think the software was Gimp. Don't give up, it's a lovely quilt and great fun to make!<br /><br />If you put "Rachel's Star" into Google Image, you'll see a few other versions. People have done different things with the colour balance, and I found it really helpful to look at other versions of this quilt when I was deciding what to do with it, in particular when trying to balance the colours.<br /><br />Joen Wolfrom has made a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/3-Color-Tool-Joen-Wolfrom/dp/1571205969/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1250168413&sr=8-3" rel="nofollow">colour card</a> which is really useful when you get stuck like this, by the way. About half my fabrics were from a set, and I spent a while agonising over getting the others to match. I must have seen nearly a dozen light blues, and I was doing the whole thing by internet or ringing up shops!<br /><br />Best of luck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com