The shirt - second incarnation


Here we go, take two.

1.   Yay! Writing will be seen now! But take off the last three lines - was better without it.

2.   Still not liking the quilting on the right -I'm being lazy! Maybe more foliage-y type leaves (grass with seed heads and stuff), something more angular? Maybe the opposite? A section with big curves? With the shirt on the left side and taking up so much space, the right side needs to be more focussed on her.  Bears thinking on.

3.  colour palette's good now - I like that the colours a blurring into each other - appropriate for the dreamscape background - needs a little less yellow in that top right corner though - maybe some more teal in the very right hand side bleeding into the yellow-that-meets-the-wine

4. doll should be broken, but not decapitated! lol |Re-attach the doll's head at a broken-neck-angle, and re-position the doll's body - on it's side or kind of drooping towards the shirt.

5. speaking of the doll, I think it needs to be a red dress rather than a blouse/skirt combo.  With a lace collar. Brown oxford shoes rather black mary janes.

I'm ready to start piecing now!

Kit 120

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7 comments:

  1. What a great solution to allow the handwriting to become more visible!!

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  2. So interesting watching this evolve! Thanks for sharing!

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  3. Yes - thanks for sharing the evolution of this. Interested to see how you transpose the colours from this page to the actual quilt.

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  4. Poor beheaded dolly. I like the idea of broken to the side. I wonder if it would be more visual to have the arms of the shirt out as in a gesture like right arm out and left arm up above the doll?? Might be worth playing with when you get the actual shirt. PLUS I see what you mean about a long arm. That is going to be one huge quilt. Maybe get a longarmer to do the background for you and you do the details work.(??)

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  5. I love this idea of a mock up as a design tool - very cool!

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  6. So interesting to follow your process Kit. I do agree that little doll need to keep her head. LOL

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  7. I like this lay out better. The words are so sad, but another powerful piece.

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