WWQP Bulletin Board Chat

Laura, I've enlarged your quilt photo and while I can't pull up the dark colour I believe it is the dark green. If so, this is a dominant part of the quilt. Correct me if I'm on the wrong path, okay. So, if the green is the dominant colour in the quilt, maybe the dark green on the border may frame the quilt. What do others think about the binding for Laura's quilt.

This is a photo from Jon Katz's Bedlam Farm Journal this evening. Don't just look at the can of soup as a can of soup. Look at the colour of the background then the colour of the can. They are complementary colours, opposites on the colour circle which is why the blue of the can stands out so well against the colour of the background. Notice the colour of the peas on the label. See how the light brown colour relates to the colour of the log post. The white snow is reflected in the lower background.

The eye is a very important tool in designing a quilt. Watch where your eye travels and decide if this is the part of your quilt you want to emphasize or you want to recede in the viewer's attention. If the binding used on Laura's quilt is the dark green, it will tie in with the green stars in the quilt. It will also look a bit like the frame on a picture. If Laura feels the green stars need the focus, the binding probably should fade more into the background, thus the green print could be used. It all depends where you want the viewer's eye to travel...out to the edge of the quilt, which may balance visually with the centre, or if the binding appears too weak, the quilt may feel like it's falling off the edge with no definite finish.

Just my two cents worth although a lot of verbiage. Start reading your eyes and minds when you look at quilts. See where your eyes travel.

Rosey