A couple more choices.........
I spent a large part of yesterday going through stuff and pitching some, recycling some. When I made it to the basement I put in a load of laundry and then started looking for a certain red fabric to make 4 patches to try at the corners. I couldn't find it but found the purple with red flowers on the top right corner. Then I cut a square of the same purple used as a corner block on an inner red border and put it on the bottom right. This might be the lazy way out but I like the one on the top right corner.
I got some goodies in the mail yesterday. They are the spring Kaffe collective. I know those are black and white swirls in that print but it looks like zebra to me so I had to have it. This was from a 20% off pre-order sale.
This is the last bloom on the peach/orange cactus. I'm hoping for one more plant to bloom. It usually waits until April every year.
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Fascinating choices! The latest two, on the right, seem to block the movement of the bearpaws and borders, while the two on the left carry it out. So I still prefer either one of them. Do you have any additional fabric of that purple last solid border? A solid block of that would project that border out...
Either one of the top two looks great.
Love the color of the bloom.
I prefer the solid block...upper corner seems to tie everything together. Your instinct is the best thing to follow :)
Any of the corners are fine- you will make a good choice. Love the Japanese maple leaves on the Kaffe. I have 2 in my yard that are, alas, covered in icy snow. Last weekend we went to Plantasia, an outdoor gardening show inside and they had a number of Japanese maples in leaf and arranged in garden setups. Was just so invigorating to see.
Beautiful new fabrics -- and I agree that the print you pulled for the top right corner works very well.
I like the top right corner fabric pretty well, but I think the bear paw block would work better as it carries the bear paws from the center outward to the corner. I do think it needs to be made with colors that coordinate with the border more- maybe a "reddish" bear paw with a "lavender/purple "ish" background. (or vice versa)
From a distance, I prefer the bottom right because it really seems to set things off nicely. Close up I think the fabric is a little nebbish. Did you try the inner border fabric?
I think I have a couple of purples that might work. How big are those corner blocks?
I like the upper right fabric. It brings the red and purple theme together perfectly! It is not be lazy because it works!
I like the fabric in the top right best of all the choices.
Top right corner is my vote :-)
The bear paw is far and away the most bold and striking. The others are, IMHO, too matchy-matchy, blendy-blendy. If this is the final border, the bear paw is a most fitting corner. But I'm not opinionated or anything, LOL!!!
I always love the bear paw pattern - it is on my "to-do" list.
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Yes, upper right!
I too LOVE the top right corner... It adds the perfect pizazz to your awesome piece !
I am always bragging about you and your awesome talent and my friend who lives in Sisters, Oregon, rents out a studio apt. to a quilter. Have you ever heard of Kathy Miller, from Sisters, Oregon ? My friend says she is renown in Sisters. Some day I hope to make it over to Sisters for their huge community quilt show.
JJM
I will defer to your judgement on those corner blocks. I also bought some spring Kaffe Fasset fabric on Craftsy at a huge discount. Such pretty fabric, not as bold as yours.
Definitely the print in the upper right - looks just perfect!
Lovely red fabrics.
Pretty, pretty Kaffe fabric, but then all of his is pretty. The black and white does look a little like zebra.
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