kathyst2 wrote:

I second that, you are creating, so housework can wait. I like what you've done so far. Non-quilters don't know about work in progress, they don't know what you have to do along the way to the finished piece.

I can remember showing someone one of my quilts that I was working on, with safety pins and batting sticking out, they asked "what are those for??" thinking that the quilt was finished.

Keep going, girl!

Kathy

Oh have another glass of wine and forget the house. You're a quilter on a mission!

Love the texture of your tree trunk, it's going to be good!

I feel like Van Gogh in the only respect that at the time no one thought his work was any good, probably. I also share his passion to create. Which is why my house is suffering and today I pray I can do it some justice.
At least I found my instructions of how to do binding which were missing.

I realized when I went to the quilt show this weekend, that it is quite likely someone ripped me off at one of those in the past. My advice is don't take all your tools in your sewing machine cart when you go to these things. I hope they are enjoying my square up ruler, my flying geese ruler and my two other sizes of rotary cutters.. Oh well, I probably don't need them anyway. If I ever find them I will be very surprized. Of all of those things I think I'd like a square up ruler. Maybe this week at Joann's with a coupon. Does anyone else think they are good?

Getting better..not worse ! Keep adding some leaves, I think .

My non quilting friend saw it today and said what is it? She asked if the background was another trunk? I guess it's getting worse, and I should have done work first and maybe no fusing at all.

I'm thinking that an hour of quilting a day will make the mice want to work more so they can play. Lovely picture Michelle. I love the texture of the trunk. It's just what I needed for inspiration. I think having a picture is so helpful. I have done a quilt picturing a city scene from a pattern and felt that I needed a picture to work with, but the teacher couldn't provide it. She made the pattern and I'm guessing lost the picture. Thanks for the help peoples.

That picture almost looks as if it is Jan's inspiration picture, excepting that hers is still a bit nekked Keep cutting them thar leaves!

That's a nice picture, Michelle, and looks like a great inspiration for Jan in going forward in her design.

More leaves is the way go to!

Kathy

Jan you have a really good start here. I agree with those that say "keep going!" You need LOTS more leaves! I'd cut out a bunch more, and let them fall randomly on the quilt... see what happens!

I typed in Fallen Leaves into Google Images and it showed me tons of lovely pictures of how leaves tumble and group when fallen from the tree. I think if you search for that, and look at the pictures, you will see some great inspiration for your quilt.

I found this picture on page 8 of that search:

Yep Jan I like it too. I would strew a few more leaves around the base of the trunk to kind of hide the straightness of the bottom. But I think the way the leaves are falling and the colours are great. Have another glass and do some more, hic!

thanks everyone. I feel better. It just doesn't look as nice as the example in the book. I'll at least drink a glass of expensive wine slowly, never the house wine, it is usually skunky. There was no hurry there and I don't know why I didn't do my usual sipping. Especially if it didn't taste that great.

I too agree with every one else. I love your leaves that are already there, but you have put them regularly spaced in 2 lines. Cut out a whole bunch more & throw them on - let there be some gaps & some closely piled up. & don't worry!

Jan - I love your background, trunk fabric, and color palette for the leaves! Don't stop, keep going! And I like how the leaves are 'chunked' together a little at the bottom. The others are maybe a little to regularly spaced for me - but I wouldn't take them off either, I'd take the others good advice and add more...

Sorry, I don't know anything about fusibles.

I hope you get more time to play!!! With or without liquor. (Tonight I'm going to have a glass of wine and put more buttons on!)

-keith