Dynamic Design, Part 2

This wall quilt is a perfect example of how designs evolve.  With this one, I was lucky because so many of the parameters were already fixed. I used a bunch of scraps from Bali Fabrications and the colors were as you see them.  

First, I made all these squares with contrasting centers. I was going to place them lightest to dark. I did have vague ideas about a sun in the corner because I just had a few bright scraps.  But when I was done with all the squares and began to assemble them, the effect was too static.  Somehow, it felt muddy instead of the natural feeling I wanted.

So I took it apart.  I don’t remember if every square had been sewn, but my goal was to infuse light and twinkle and a more magical feel.  At first, I tried using small yellow squares, or strips, but that was awkward.  The heavy feeling was coming from those conventional squares.  Then I chopped off a little corner of a square and filled it in with a bright scrap and Voila!.  That gave it motion and filtered light, and a little softer magical feel.  It’s the perfect little quilt for a lot of small spaces. Like all design, and all projects really, a series of small decisions.