Tuesday, December 6, 2011

If At First You Don't Succeed...


When I finished the Spring panel, it didn't thrill me.  I liked the elements, and the colors, but to me it was a little boring.
I tried inserting an "overlapping" tree, and thought it would help. It did, but the house still looked a bit stiff and un Spring-like.
So I set it aside. I made the Winter panel, and I made the Autumn panel. I liked both of those. I knew I wanted to fix the Spring panel without starting from scratch, so I took the pieces apart and remade the house.
That was better, but it was only when I started rearranging the trees, (and adding a small pink one) that I really started liking it a lot better.

So now I'm happy.

6 comments:

Joanne Lendaro said...

I think the chimney helps too...looks great now.

Kathy said...

I agree. Strategic revisions make a big difference. I am in the process of revising my house and trees... That will take a while to show up on my blog, but as you say, if you aren't happy, try something else. Thank goodness houses and trees in fabric are easier to revise than real houses and landscaping!

quilthexle said...

I can totally see why you weren't happy in the first place - and why you like it much better now ! Great job!

LizA. said...

Wow! It's amazing what these little changes did for the overall look. Great lesson--thank you for sharing.

Sharon said...

That was very informative! It's very interesting to see what changes you made, and what a big impact they had. It does look less stiff and more fun now. A good lesson . . . I tend to just chuck what I've done and start over when I'm not happy with it. Thanks!

Michelle said...

The pink trees really help -- made me think of flowering plums or cherries.