I haven’t opened this project file for quite some time, and had forgotten just how effective some applique designs could be if treated as a cut out using the outline of the design only.
The hardest part would be choosing the background fabric, and then the contrast for the shapes.
I love the second design.
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I love the first design today.
I like the second one too.
I also like the last one, which might make a nice wallhanging.
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Sometimes our power system lets us down, sometimes because a power pole falls down, and during one a few weeks ago I was on the computer playing with virtual quilt designs, and thought that it might be worth playing with some designs with the opposite of a white out, and so Textile Inspiration Black Out file was started.
Black on white background … a bit stark for me.
Black on old gold is more my style, but might try a couple of others.
Purple on white looks better than black, though not quite a blackout!
A light and a dark of ...
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Love this.
I would never have thought of using floral applique block designs without also using colours. I am not sure how I managed to remove all the colours from a quilt top, but I rather liked the effect, and I have one of these on my list of quilts I want to make. Hardest part will be choosing the background colour!
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