Tuesday, April 2, 2013

More Processing

I mentioned in an earlier blog that I would show my process for the layout of "And Now For Something Completely Different".  So here 'tis... About 10 years ago I had about 15 minutes to put together a hand project to take on a long trip.  Yup, those are hand appliqued.  Measures about 35"square.  I know... What was I thinking?!  I can't remember!  But I thought what can I do to salvage all that ill spent handiwork?
Well for starters I thought I could put something in the middle to hide the fact that all the noodles come together all wonky!  That's not bad...how can I keep that idea going?
You know what they say, when you make a mistake repeat it!  Camouflage for an error!  Oooh that would make a good title!  So add more squiggle lines! 
Hmm,  adds movement, repeats the red center, OK what's next?  Maybe a new shape?! and then another, and repeat it a whole bunch!
Or maybe the dots look better closer in?
 
Or maybe in between... Now add some corners and more shapes.
Some how I could not make the outer corners work and as I was puzzling over that I tilted my head and thought maybe the center is what needs to be on point?!
I liked that better!  the long axis of the middle accentuates the outward motion,  If that makes sense?!
 I tried repeating the uniform dots and squares for the outer border but it wasn't working.  When I repeated the curvy shapes of the center I thought it added a lot of movement and interest to the border.
My husband said he did not like the yellow corner stones in the outer border so I tried repeating the green.
Then I tried aqua while considering the two greens for the outside.
I decided if I went with the limey green of the right side I could live with the yellow corner stones.  Sorry Dear.  
I glue sticked or steam 'a seamed all the shapes and machine zig zagged around all the shapes with a narrow stitch and matching thread.
So that got the top made, and what a revelation to just start playing around and come up with something completely outside my normal orbit!  And, I actually like the process and the product a lot!
I will show how I quilted it next time. 
Cheers, Claire W.

6 comments:

  1. Thanks for sharing the process, Claire--and your thoughts as you chose this rather than that, added something here, changed something there. VERY interesting.

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  2. So much fun to just play around and see what you can make of it, and such a lively finished piece.

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  3. Claire, you're an appliquer and you don't even know it!!!

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  4. wow that turned out really pretty!

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  5. beautiful Claire..sometimes the best designs come from inner inspiration....

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