Quilting New Year's Resolutions for 2015???

[Rita C.]

I agree with Marilyn, I think it's just a trick of the eye because of the horizontal line in the fabric. I wouldn't worry about it either. I think its a lovely piece.

[Dawn S.]

Yup! I agree....trick of the eye! Once the appliqué is on, I don't think it will bother you anymore! And, I can appreciate the work on the face, especially the eyes! I've just done that with my Hoffman Challenge quilt, so know it isn't easy. Great piece!

Dawn

[Dawn S.]

First of all I want to thank everyone that's given me some feedback on my Princess art quilt. I've been at the beach most of the day, walking and collecting treasures.
I just came out of the studio where I pinned a darkish red rectangle going up from her shoulder to off set some of the background. It helped. I also added some thin rectangles along the left side. None of the colors that I put on we're necessarily what I will use, but I think the long span on the left edge and the broken up area on the right side were giving me some optical effect. I also put a smidge of cloth over the 'light spot' just down from her on the right.
She has sloping shoulders,,, down on the right. I think all of those have had a hand in making it look "off" to me.
So here's a black and white so that color doesn't take over.

And a monochromatic one


And for a color

Please remember that the colors aren't what I will end up using, especially the one that looks 'white' on the lower left in the first picture.
I think it is looking better

[Dawn S.]

Scoopie,
The eyes are what will make or break this kind of quilt. In fact, Lola Jenkins had us do both of our eyes BEFORE we did anything else. It was pretty amazing how it just looked like blobs of cloth until we added the eyes, then it became a person looking at you,,,
If you ever get the chance to take a workshop with Lola, Miss Bubbles, I would recommend doing it. She was on with Ricky and Alex, I'll look for that show number and post it when I find it
But for now,
Enjoy what ever you're working on,
Luann

[Dawn S.]

Quilt show 902 has Lola Jenkins

[Dawn S.]

Thanks for the info, Luann. I have no problem painting the perfect eye. The problem is painting another one exactly like it. I did Cabbage Patch dolls way back when, when you couldn't get them in the stores. Had quite a business going! For the piece I am working on now, I cut pale blue circles with my AccuQuilt cutter, and then put character into each circle with Pigma pens. The iris turned out amazing. Anyway, I had fun with the eyes!

As to your adding pieces to your quilt, the one piece that bothers me now is the one off of her left shoulder (right side looking at it) in the main center of the quilt. There is nothing balancing it, and to add more, would get to busy and take away from the focal point. That's just my humble opinion.

Dawn

[Dawn S.]

Dawn,
Thanks for the input. I just had to go try it, and here are two images. I also took the out of sync piece and swapped it with the very light piece on lower left. I think "we" are going to have a nice piece.






Sharing my work on this forum has been uplifting.
Thanks to everyone for past and future comments, suggestions, etc

[wendy w.]

I've enjoyed seeing how you create your work. I rather liked it with a chip on her shoulder she looked as though she was peeking through.

[Dawn S.]

Luann, I really like the green square in the lower right border, which balances the green background of your center. I think the borders you have are fine, without doing any changes. But, you may want to try putting a large square of a deeper purple, with not so prominent of a print over the lower left lavender batik, and seeing if that corrects your "off" that you are seeing. I think that might be a better balance. Okay, I'm done critiquing for today! Have fun with her! I need to get back to mine!

Dawn

[Dawn S.]

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:
Celebrating here. I've finished the piecing on Maxiature and it is all together. Just got to sit and pick all the paper off the back :whistle: - next time I do something like this I will try it with Ricky Tims Stable Stuff. Photos will follow sometime next week - probably.....

[Lorna B.]

Wonderful, Rosemary. Can't wait to see it. Since it is an art quilt and not a bed quilt does it really matter if the paper stays in it?

[Lois B.]

Can't wait to see it. I think Lorna is onto something. I like the way she's thinking.

[Lois B.]

Fun to see photos of Maxiature. I agree nice to just leave paper in if you can.
Barb

[Lois B.]

My guess is that Rosemary would 'never' do such a thing as leaving in the paper! It just wouldn't be British 'proper'.

[Annis C.]

I've finished 4 more red and white quilts which makes 9 total, 10 counting the square one. Only 16 left to make but they aren't on my list right now. I will finish the state birds and flowers next then maybe work on the 4 for my upstairs guest room, 2 of which have been pieced for over a year. I think 5 sounds like a good number for my current to do list. Hoping for some sunshiny days soon so I can get some shopping done. The quilts will have to wait.

This is the first red and white quilt I started and the last one to finish. It's called a Prairie Star.