Scraps and Strings: square process

Saturday, 11 September 2010

square process

I took the bunch of hand-dyed 2 inch purple squares at the left and surrounded them with cuttings off a pieced hand-dyed strip like the one at the right

to make a 9 patch of framed squares. Here it is sewn together, and now I'm auditioning border options. Not sure about a border of purple. any other suggestions?

11 comments:

Sujata Shah said...: Lovely patches. They look like paintings.; 11 September 2010 at 13:33
Becky said...: I like the patches. Black or white would make a good border - making the central blocks stand out more.; 11 September 2010 at 13:35
Michele said...: They really sparkle. So lovely. I think they're pretty enough to frame! Did you try gray or black?; 11 September 2010 at 14:06
Victoria Findlay Wolfe said...: Love the purple! I also love how the bottom two left side blocks look like you made them rectangle and not squares, just by the fabric layout... even though they are squares! Very fun!; 11 September 2010 at 16:30
Maria said...: Beautiful blocks and I agree with Becky. Black and white would look fabulous.; 12 September 2010 at 02:12
Kathy said...: love the shades of purple for the border!; 12 September 2010 at 07:45
Joyce said...: I like the purple but I'd audition black. I always like brights set off by black.; 12 September 2010 at 10:01
Rosalyn Manesse said...: Lovely fabrics, but I suggest a different tone for the border; 12 September 2010 at 12:52
Leah said...: hey this is beautiful! what wonderful colors. i dont know, the purple border looks good, reminds me of jelly beans for some reason. you have a little yellow in there. and a piece of blue. lots of red. what about a dark green border?; 12 September 2010 at 18:13
Tonya Ricucci said...: I like how the black makes them glow... maybe the purple and then black?; 14 September 2010 at 09:02
Myra said...: Oooooo... Love the hand-dyes there Brenda! Love the look of your blocks! Very striking!; 14 September 2010 at 13:48