The Second 3 Ply Log Cabin Square: Coherent with Some Contrast
If you're wondering why my Thursday posts have become a little sparse, it mostly has to do with the fact that Wednesday night is "date night" for John and I and by the time I get back from dinner, I'm often feeling a little bit tired. In general, I've had pretty good energy levels while I've been pregnant, but it does seem like I get to a certain point at night where I just get sleepy. When that happens before I post, it usually means no post.
Anyway, onto my next log cabin block. While I don't have a lot of light colored yarn, I do have a little bit that I want to intersperse into the blocks. So for this next block I built my colors off of the central block (which has red/brown earth tones) but I also included one block of that light colored yarn that is a complete contrast with the rest of the yarn in the square.
On of the things I've been thinking about since I started quilting, was building a series of blocks that were mostly black and white prints and having the occasional block that would have one small element of a primary color (inspired by some Frank Lloyd Wright stained glass pieces I've seen). In my head, what makes these blocks interesting is not the black and white prints, but that contrasting splash of color. In this block, I wanted 4 out of the 5 blocks to have the same depth of shade and to share one or more colors (in this case, the red and brown tones can be found in 4 of the 5 blocks and the blue and aqua tones can be found in 3 of the 4) and have the 5th block just pop out, but still have colors that would work with the colors in the other 4 "logs" in the log cabin. The light green block co-ordinates with the others (blue and green go together well in my book and there are some subtle yellow shades that go with the browns and reds in the other colorway) but also stands out because the depth of shade is so much lighter.
Does it work? It does for me, at least in this block. Clearly I'll have to make a few more and start looking at them all together to really know. But I think it was a good experiment.
I really enjoy reading about your thoughts about color. It's very inspiring!
These tones are lovely. As you said, these shades do make the 5th block pop!
You're so slucky that the nap-attacks only get you in the evenings!!
When I was pregnant with my son, I used to fall asleep every day after work, around 5:30, sitting in front of the TV before dinner. My DH would bundle me off to bed. I don't think I ate a real dinner until I was six months along. Enjoy your sleep while it lasts :)