By way of background
This afternoon I went through the painstaking process of foundation piecing this background for a not-to-be-disclosed applique (gasp!) project:
It seemed to take ages and I haven't finished yet. Maybe it was because I was distracted by a great SBS documentary on New Zealand artist Colin McCahon, closely followed by a riveting final quarter of the Aussie Rules grand final. The Sydney Swans lost by a mere point - oh no, Erica will be inconsolable!
It seemed to take ages and I haven't finished yet. Maybe it was because I was distracted by a great SBS documentary on New Zealand artist Colin McCahon, closely followed by a riveting final quarter of the Aussie Rules grand final. The Sydney Swans lost by a mere point - oh no, Erica will be inconsolable!
posted by Brenda at 7:30 pm
8 Comments:
Wow Brenda that's beautiful already.
How big is it? It's hard to tell from a photo.
I haven't been ignoring your advice on the banner, just haven't any time to play with it yet. Maybe soon. Thanks again.
I love that background. I would like to do something similar with browns and beiges and leaf applique to capture the birch trees here.
That is just wonderful, Brenda. When will you Disclose - at a quilt show, or in a project?
You know I think it's gorgeous and
Goodness, we seem to have a stash connection! Now I have to dig this one out and finish assebling it:
http://morewgalo.blogspot.com/2006/05/green-monster.html
At present tha background is approximately 21 x 21 inches. It needs to be more like 30 x 21 so I will be doing more "stripping" today. All going well, I will enter the applique project into a forthcoming show but anything can happen. It could always go and be part of Deb's quilt as the two pieces do go very well together!
Or maybe because it is intricate and lots of tiny strips? Looks beautiful as is.
You are right - I am shattered. Going to welcome the team back home this afternoon and then a few hours of gentle hand piecing will help me recover...
I love your greens! The contrast you have created with light and shadow works very well. It looks interesting sideways on too.
Good luck with the rest of it....I'm not sure I would want to cover it up.lol.
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