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Working with Curated Bundles

Many quilters find fabric selection to be the most stressful part of quilting. Working with a curated bundle takes the worry out of fabric selection. I chose these prints from the Juicy Summer 10" square pack - such an inviting collection of pinks, oranges and yellows!  

But...what color to choose for the block background? I auditioned a bunch of different colors before I made my choice. Let's take a look.

I started with white. Definitely works, and definitely allows the colors to pop. But I wanted to try something a little more unexpected. 

So let's head in the opposite direction - black solid. The colors pop here as well, but I decided I didn't want to go quite this dark. 

What if we head to the opposite side of the color wheel? Here's a lighter aqua, which works - it reminds me of a sunny blue sky. 

I tried a darker turquoise as well - I like this deeper contrast - I think it makes all the colors brighter. 
                                         

Then I decided to try different colors from the warm palette. First pink, which I didn't love - it's too close to the values in the prints.


What about yellow? This value is much lighter, so the prints still pop. It's warmer too. I like the look of staying on the same side of the color wheel for a very summery quilt. 

While I liked the turquoise, I ultimately went with the yellow because it's a different look than what I'd usually choose. Which color would you pick for the background? 


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Make a Friendship Star Block (the block shown above)
You'll need:
(4) 5" yellow squares
(2) 5" pink squares 
(2) 5" orange/pink squares
(1) 4-1/2" lemon square

1. Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of (4) 5" yellow squares. Pair each marked square right sides together with a  5" pink or orange square. 
2. Stitch 1/4" on both sides of the marked line. Cut on the drawn line. Repeat with each pair. 

3. Press each HST unit open. 



4. Trim each HST unit to measure 4-1/2" square. (You'll have four total - two with pink and two with orange/pink.)

5. Lay out the (4) HST units and (1) 4-1/2" lemon square into (3) rows of (3). Sew into rows and join the rows to complete the block. 
Jul 25th 2024 Lisa Swenson-Ruble for Sit n' Sew Fabrics

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