I’ve worked on the Halloween quilt for over a week now and I think it’s time to start quilting the Boston quilt. I’ll let the Halloween quilt sit on the design wall for a while.
There have been plenty of suggestions of changes made by several people. My daughter said to use the 2 crows that I had cut out instead of just the one. They do balance the bats on the upper right in the quilt. I do have to paint an orange eye on that crow. Sheila my Idaho friend https://idahobeautyquilts.blogspot.com/ thought I should move the fence opening down to about the 3rd pumpkin. I moved it to the 4th one. I also had to move the fence on the right side. I’ll have to think about whether to move it further. It could move down between the 3rd and 4th pumpkins. That also moves the fence on the right side. Maybe this is good enough!
Some people wondered why I take so many photos of my work. I find photos very useful. Often I can see things that I need or fix or that look wrong or weird by looking at a photo when I can’t see it by looking at the quilt. I don’t know why that is. I suppose it’s like looking at your work from a different perspective or a more objective eye. Camera phones make it so easy to take lots of photos so why not take them?
At any rate back to Boston. Linking to Nina-Marie. https://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/
Thanks for reading.
Chris
I could immediately tell you'd moved the fence back (and yes, both sides would need to move) and I think that opened up the path perfectly. I was dithering over how much back, worried that it might end up too much in the center, but that doesn't seem to be the case at all the way you have it now. I'm happy with it - lol. I think you should be too. I also noticed those birds - love that addition and yes, two really works since one is sitting and one flying in. I think you're almost there and a change to quilting on the Boston quilt should give your brain the rest it needs to figure what else needs doing/fixing on the Halloween quilt.
ReplyDeleteAs for taking lots of pictures - I always take "progress" shots while I work with my blog in mind. I use a lot of words but pictures sometimes tells a better story or at least adds to the words. But I admit there are times when those pictures go up on my computer screen and like you say, I suddenly see something I didn't when I was staring at the quilt itself. Can't explain why that is, but it's true.
Love those pumpkins, they make me smile. Yes photos really help to see things that aren't evident on the design wall. Even when I design in EQ and minimize the quilt, I see the 'woopsy' that needs attention. My progress on the 2 quilts are both at the facing, labelling, sleeve stage. So tedious I'll need some entertainment to plow through.
ReplyDeleteOh I am SO with you on those tedious final steps!
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