Last week I did a bit of experimenting to see if I could start a free motion landscape. Once I had put in a couple of lines of quilting to represent a hedgerow, I realised I had done it upside down. The creamy yellow was supposed to be the background of the sky, and I had managed to end up with it at the bottom. I have to confess I was rather cheesed off about it.
So I turned the whole thing upside down and turned the first lines of stitching into reflections. What started out as a hedgerow has turned into the far shore of a lake. I haven't a clue what I am going to do next, but at least this week I have enjoyed myself. It feels like scribbling with a treadle, rather than quilting.
Linking up with Sarah's blog Confessions of a Fabric Addict for Whoop Whoop Friday
and Leah Day's blog for Free Motion Friday
I love what you have going on with the hedgerow turned into a lake view. I'll enjoy seeing this finished.
ReplyDeleteThis is JUST GORGEOUS! Wow!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful! Great rescue with turning the upside down stitching into reflections.
ReplyDeleteI think it looks pretty cool.
ReplyDeleteWell, that's funny how a mistake can change a project we're working on. That's the kind of mistake I would do too... I like the reflection upon a lake and the fact that you turned it upside down and continue experimenting instead of putting the whole thing aside. Who knows, that may become a favorite piece of work.
ReplyDeletethis is gorgeous! Way to be open to change and re-create the piece!
ReplyDeleteMuv, it actually works. I thought of a lake shore as soon as I saw the photo, and even though there's still a bit of the darker fabric behind the trees, it just makes it look like there's more water beyond them--like the trees are out on a skinny peninsula. What's even more important is you enjoyed yourself!
ReplyDeleteHope your rain has let up. We've got sunshine today and just a few little piles of snow remain.
Very cool!
ReplyDeleteWow, great recovery! And it really looks like reflections in water!
ReplyDeleteVery nice. Can't wait to see what's next!
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