I am moving slowly. After a few false starts, I decided that one of the issues I was having with my group of fabrics was that there was something rather similar about them - a preponderance of small, busy prints - that was making them hard to work with. I dug out a much paler shirt and a nice stripe, to see if they would help.
I haven't found anywhere yet that the pale one looks at home, but I had a go with the stripe. Here are a couple of versions.
This definitely reminds me of claws, now that Yvonne has pointed it out, and I am now thinking of it as "Wild Things" but it is also reminiscent of the spiky teasles in my garden. Using the strip between the curves accentuated this and I quite liked it, so I kept going.
You will see that I got bored of just making curves and started making crosses as well. I like the crosses still, but as of today, I have started taking the stripes out, in the places where I had done actual sewing. I have been trying to put my finger on why I decided to do this and the closest I can come to an explanation is that they pull my eye too much toward them, so I see the stripes but the curves are fenced off from each other. I'm not sure I want strips of old pyjama to be the star of this particular show, so out they go. Of course I may revisit, but for now the crosses are staying, the stripes are going.
10 comments:
Loving the stripe--Not claws--Cacti;)))
hugs, Julierose
The stripes give the piece a real zing which I like very much. That gingham seems to work well with the stripe too.
I happen to like the stripe a lot - perhaps not where you've initially used it, but hopefully it will remain a part of the overall mix. Liking the new crosses/mix of additional fabrics and LOVING the name!
The crosses are a really nice balance to the curves. Of course, if you put the crosses on point, they could be treasure map "x marks the spot" locations or breadcrumb trail markers for the Wild Things. :)
Love the stripes they just need to be less, maybe half as wide?
Loving this so much!:)
Fascinating to follow your thoughts.
Doris
'Spiky teasles' in your garden, interesting! Now I have to look that up and see what they might be, some sort of weed I imagine.
Good progress and thanks for sharing your process, making it real.
Enjoy your garden!
I looked up spiky teasel and they do look formidable, ouch!
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