OK, I am back to making the sample for the Birds & Butterflies class. This is what I have so far. Now I have to add the asterisks.
As you can see I haven't lined up the elements so far (Partly because I think that would be boring). I like that the elements in each row bounce up and down a bit. I also like the feeling of impending movement. So...
There's this version. The quilt seems to want more than just five asterisk flowers, so I have made an assortment. Here they are floating away very slightly.
Here I have rearranged the asterisks a bit, and let one of them float higher than all the others. I think that topmost asterisk is a bit too high.
In this version I've lowered that top asterisk just a bit, and I think it's better. There might be a tiny bit too much space at the top too.
I'm trying to avoid making a big quilt, and I guess I'm failing. But I'm happy with this and it will give my students a lot of examples of birds, butterflies, hearts and asterisks. I think it will be quite lovely when it is quilted, and all that empty space has lots of possibilities.
4 comments:
Love the variety in the birds . . . and your idea for the asterisks!
Can't waaaiiitttt!!!!!!!!!
The way the asterisks are positioned above the butterflies reminds me of dandelion fluff floating away in the breeze! I love watching the progression of your quilts. Can't wait to see what you end up with!
Lynne, I love the whimsy of this.... !
You know I read the blog in the background and when I saw you were teaching I got really excited about the possibility of meeting you. So I looked to see when the class was being held as I thought I could make the trip from Nova Scotia and encorporate a little bit of a summer holiday but alas it's the only weekend of the whole summer I am tied to home! Maybe next time the stars will align!
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