Too much yellow in the background. And that plaid block in the center (much as I love plaid) (and orange) was too loud and too dark.
Not right. Not right at all.
So I put my thinking cap on (it's green, btw, with tassels) and decided to tone the whole thing down a bit.
Rummaging in my various piles of fall colors, I came up with this lovely batik that had all the colors from the center, and was dark enough to do the job.
There, that's better.
I didn't take anything apart - I just made flippy corners. Nothing wrong with fast and lazy.
And feel free to point out that my idea of "toning it down" involved adding a vivid batik. Yep. That's me.
Nice save!
ReplyDeleteI'll have to remember that it is called 'toning-it-down'. Here I thought it was called 'balancing-the-colors' or 'adding-some-piazz'.
ReplyDeleteGreat solution!
ReplyDeleteVery clever! Worked perfectly, and with a minimum of fuss. My kind of fix.
ReplyDeleteI like it too! Amazing what one fabric addition can do. I'll have to remember to try that when a block is bothering me.
ReplyDeleteha - I do the same thing with yarn dyeing! I call it "adding balance"
ReplyDeleteYou know, I couldn't find anything wrong with that block but now that it sports these new corners, I like it even more. I now understand what you mean by "toning it down". Bring up the volume. Love that! ♥ ;^)
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