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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

WIP -- The Start of Something New

I began a new project with this piece of fabric for my background.
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I cut out 1 1/2” squares and then shaped them like a lily, thinking I would fuse them to my background fabric. I placed a few of the cut out lily shapes onto the background flowers and thought they didn’t show up enough.
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Then Emily took the little tiny leftover triangles and fused them on to a yellow background here, and I love what she has going on.
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So, I decided to change my background too.
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I added a border to make it bigger and then …
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… proceeded to lay the lily shapes on the yellow background. But … I just wasn’t happy with the way it looked.

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So … I went back to my original idea, the flower background and laid more lily shapes onto it. Now I think I’m liking it!
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And now I've added borders and finished the background.



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15 comments:

  1. DonnaSeptember 18, 2013 5:54 am

    Wow! I love that you take us through your thought processes as you create, Julia! Can't wait to see where this one is going!

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  2. Dena@LivingWaterQuilter.comSeptember 18, 2013 2:06 pm

    Wow, this is so creative! I was thinking about doing a similar thing with my left over triangles, but did not know how to begin. Now I know.

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  3. starflash quiltsSeptember 18, 2013 3:27 pm

    That's amazing, lovely effect!

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  4. a maidenhair fernSeptember 18, 2013 9:04 pm

    love the last photo . . . simply beautiful.

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  5. Kathy@KayakQuiltingSeptember 19, 2013 7:22 am

    I agree...last view is amazing! Wow, I am impressed with all the detail!

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  6. Kelly @ My Quilt InfatuationSeptember 19, 2013 3:16 pm

    This is so beautiful. The colors are so rich, but softly blending at the same time. I love it!

    Thanks for linking up to Needle and Thread Thursday!

    :) Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation

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  7. Sharon RotzSeptember 20, 2013 9:16 am

    Very interesting, I like how you shaped the border. It adds so much drama to the center.

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  8. SylviaSeptember 20, 2013 10:00 am

    I enjoyed seeing your thought process, thanks for sharing!

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  9. AnonymousSeptember 20, 2013 12:49 pm

    Wow and wow and wow.

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  10. LA PaylorSeptember 20, 2013 12:58 pm

    lots of wows here. Awesome post seeing the progression.
    LeeAnna Paylor

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  11. Regina B DunnSeptember 20, 2013 3:16 pm

    It's marvelous.

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  12. LynetteSeptember 20, 2013 3:44 pm

    Whoa!! that's some serious play going on there! Very cool :)

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  13. HeidiSeptember 20, 2013 4:02 pm

    Very creative project! Now I can hardly wait to see what you do with the squares and triangles you're collecting in that little bin...

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  14. Christine SSeptember 20, 2013 11:37 pm

    Wow! :)

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  15. UnknownSeptember 22, 2013 12:11 pm

    Love how you kept going, and what a beautiful final result! Simply wonderful. Thank you for sharing.

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