It was looking pretty good, so I kept going. As you all know by now, even this arrangement is not final. I have a lot of fabrics I can continue to play with.
While I work on moving this idea from "Meh" to "Magnificent" it's worth mentioning a few things.
1. You should never fall in love with your idea. You may need to beat it up to get it where it should go.
2. An idea is only an idea until you make it real. And good ideas change as you work.
3. If it isn't working, or if it's stuck in a rut, "Change partners and Dance," as my prof John Hatch once said to me. Don't be afraid to "Break It, and Break It Good." What the hell, if the blocks aren't sewn together yet you can do whatever you want without any consequences.
4. Just because your friends tell you it's gorgeous doesn't mean you have to listen. If it doesn't sing FOR YOU then who cares? I remember the Selvage Fairy said to me once, "It's interesting to me that the worst thing your quilt can be is 'Nice.'" Nice is nice, but for me, it very often isn't good enough.
5. Conversely, if they tell you they don't like it, you don't have to listen to that either. Just because somebody doesn't LIKE something doesn't mean it is any good. (Read the Value of Meh; link above.)
Well that's it for me today. Time for bed.
5 comments:
Great fabrics to play with. Appreciate your advice.
I enjoy your improvisational piecing and am envious of all your greens. My stash is low on green and I haven’t seen much that interests me lately.
I love it with or without the yellow. I think it's the difference between "WOW", and "Oooooo". So maybe it depends on what you are going to do with it.
Another great teaching post - I happen to like this without the yellows but then you already know I'm partial to greens (and neutrals).
mEH TO mAG, GREAT POST TO CHECK OUT BOTH QUILTS CHANGES.
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