A lot of greens got auditioned this afternoon for the Tropical Punch blocks. This first one is a hand dye done by a non-blogging friend who’s a quilter. She contacted me this afternoon and suggested caterpillar guts green, knowing I had some of it. Somehow or another this green got named caterpillar guts green by someone — and the name has stuck. As soon as I read her e-mail I knew exactly which fabric to dig out.
As I was auditioning fabrics, I just kept going. This green is a bit too dull, I think.
I had forgotten I had this Fairy Frost and decided to try them against that. Don’t think this works at all. I have tried them with a plain black and that doesn’t work either.
Then there’s this green which is quite rich, but again not quite right.
This green and the caterpillar guts green are the two that I think come closest to the effect I’m after. Of course, it would help if I could have taken better pictures today but the light was absolutely terrible — a very overcast, grey day.
This is a green Fairy Frost. Again, not quite the right effect.
At the moment, I’m leaning towards setting them in 2 rows of 2 with a small LeMoyne Star in the centre. If I do that, the star will be in the purple and will be surrounded by either an orange or yellow. Then the green will be used as a thin sashing between the blocks. I plan to bind it in orange — I think.
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I really like these blocks. I think there great. I love the fact that you are using orange. What ever you decide I am sure it will be great.
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I think of all the greens the lime green is my favourite. It is the matches the intensity of the blocks. A small LeMoyne star in the centre will be lovely.
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Well, I vote for the bright lime green, second from bottom. It adds the right amount of punch and your plan for LeMoynes is really great!!Crispy
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I’m sure that in person they look different than they do in pictures too. I actually liked the dark green but in real life the shine of the frost might not be appealing. I hope tomorrow the right one just jumps and says “use me”.
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That final idea you have sounds pretty good.
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The caterpillar guts green, I must admit I do like that one Cathi, nice colour name…LOL.
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I vote for lime green also.How did you manage a post without one of the boys???
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Your Tropical Punch blocks are awesome! I can’t decide which fabric works with them the best.
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It is a toss between the caterpillar and lime green for me. Great set of blocks!
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I too, like the lighter greens. Lovely work.
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Vicki,I love the suspense you have put us through with the background fabrics, hehe… now I REALLY can’t wait to see what you are going to use!! 🙂
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Hahahaha…caterpillar guts green. You need to contact Crayola about that one! I love your choice of using green as a background for these blocks. It really makes the design pop.Aloha!
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