As usual, I started my Fabric of the Year 2011. I made good progress, but I did not finish.
Before I left for the Retreat, I spent time organizing the patches into color families and then from light to dark. Normally, I figure out the size of the finished piece and do more organizational stuff. No time this year and it was fine.
Once at the Retreat, I spent a lot of time – all day Friday – arranging the color gradations. I got opinions from others about the placement of certain patches. I used my camera to look at the patches in a different way and it was a useful tool in my arsenal of work. Above you can see the progression. The top left is pretty soon after I put all the patches on the wall. The last photo, bottom left, is, basically, what I took home.
I had to pin and wrap the pieces in the portable design wall. I set it up in my workroom and am working on it.
I am glad of the progress I made it on it at the Retreat, but I prefer to work in my workroom. As I started work on Monday, I felt an ease come over me and the work began to go very well. I hope to be done sooner rather than later. Stay tuned.
That is interesting. And the black and white photo so valuable. Can’t wait to see what you decide in the end. Is there a progression? Which one did you take home…?
Yes, there is a progression. Top left is first and moving towards the right (like you were reading a book) is how I set up the photos. The one on the bottom left (last photo) is what I took home.
Gorgeous! These quilts are so awe-inspiring to me!
Can’t wait to see what it looks like when it is finished.
Thanks! I have fun working on them.