This is the first cut at the heart...I looked at it for a few days and decided it needed more pieces and seams...
So...I added some more! This is after adding a couple more pieces of fabric and deciding what pieces of lace to use.
This is the completed heart. Some of the seam treatments were from the 100 Details that are being shown on sharonb's InAMinuteAgo blog...some are just what I thought looked like it belonged. My favorite is the caston flowers...those were cool to make!
I decided I will applique it to a background, sandwich and quilt around it and make a wall hanging...I need some help deciding which of the following backgrounds looks the best:
Red...or
Green...or
Gold?
By the by, most of the fabrics for this heart came from a lady on the About.com Quilting forum who was moving last month and wanted to get rid of some 'fancy scraps'...I decided to stick with mostly the fabrics that she sent me - the only extra is the coppery colored lame'.
6 comments:
I love these hearts!
I guess I like the red one best, followed by green. The yellow doesn't do much for it.
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I like the red background, keeps within those autumn tones. If all else fail, try black!!
the heart is wonderful! I like the red background.
Well... I'm gonna be different - I like the green best. It contrasts enough to show off all the gold, but there is enough green in the heart to complement it! It is beautiful, by the way...
Beautiful work. I love it. I always find it so fascinating the change in the block as embellishments are added. You are doing great.
Dianna
I like the green best - it brings out the bit of green in your heart and stitching. All my life, I've picked one color from the main fabric - a color that isn't a big deal, and put it with the main fabric. It always makes the pieces pop out, bringing out that color that was lurking.
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