Baby Baby Baby....

Although this is probably a lot different from the other panels I've been designing, I wanted to have a wider variety and do some baby quilt designs. This wasn't supposed to be Christmas-y, but I guess it kind of is just because of the red and green. 

It's cold and rainy here, and I'm crawling back into bed...

Hope you are all having a better weekend than we are here!

Whole Cloth

Here's another whole cloth panel I have designed to be printed up onto fabric. I made this one because I was so pleased with how the other one I previously posted about printed up.Here's a close up. You would quilt on the pink lines, and the blue is there to accentuate the feathers and the design.

I am struggling over my next panel design. Although there are some ideas I have had, I don't seem to be getting excited (or motivated) about any one of them. I may just plunge in to the proverbial tepid waters anyway...what's a woman to do? 

I Think These Are Finally Done!

Since this is the third or forth post about these particular panels, I think they must be done.        

I plan on having a proof of each printed up now, then offering them for sale on etsy and for quilt shop retailers. I keep thinking maybe I'll make a table runner for myself with one of these pairs, with a block of something else between the two angels. We'll see. I'm so busy putting together a selection of panels, I haven't done much sewing (sniffling). But I'm going to get rusty if I don't quilt something up soon! Besides....if I don't quilt soon, you are all going to think all I do is make panels, and that I don't know how to sew! (wink)

Thanks for dropping by, and hope everyone is having a good week!

Thanks For The Input!

First off, since I haven't e-mailed everyone back who left comments, I wanted thank my friends for their input. 

I ended up compromising between the dark and light background, with one that was in between the two ends I showed. One thing I never get tired of as an artist is playing with color and value. I could audition fabrics and paints all day and then some, and never get bored from the process. I do believe that once you find that right balance in values in a piece, you will have that "light bulb" moment and know the balance was found.

I did forego the crescent moon idea, but still wanting some celestial touches I added stars to her halo.

I like both of these versions posted here, and will probably offer both as panels. The more muted version has an antique feel to it, and works well with a more neutral palette. 

I'm not sure this piece is done or not. I'm at an impasse, and stepping away from it temporarily. I know at the very least I will need to add a border, and do some minor tweaking.

Hope you all have a great week ahead that includes lots of creating!

I Can't Decide...

While I was tinkering with my latest panel design, I started giving more thought to the background. The angel is going to have a horn in her hand, which is why she is roughly sketched in the current position. I started to think instead of having her in the whirling clouds, I'd have her sitting on a crescent moon. It means a slightly darker background, for one thing. I can't decide...I was hoping to get some feedback! I know that if I go with this darker background, and the crescent moon idea, I will have to make some color/value adjustments to the angel. Also, to fit the moon in the composition, I'll have to scale her down in size.

But I like the concept idea for the overall image better, than to simply have her in the clouds.

On a separate note, I don't think I'm ever going to eat again. I sure was a Miss Piggy for Thanksgiving!

And now the weekend is upon us! I hope to do some sewing and stay away from the mad shoppers! Hope you all have a great weekend ahead!

A New Design In Progress...

 I have quite a way to go on this new panel design, but decided to post what I have done so far...

Happy Thanksgiving, all!

Modified

I made some changes to this. I think it's finished now. I think....

Birds Of A Feather...

While many people have another bird on their minds this week with Thanksgiving coming up, I've had this bird on my mind that is in no danger of ending up on the menu!
Now although I have seen many birds turn up in the beautiful quilts of blogger friends, I have to tell you, I am not a "bird" person. I like them well enough, but don't readily gravitate toward them as a subject in my work. But I have always thought if I was going to do a quilt with one, it only seemed appropriate that it would be a flamingo. I live in Florida, after all, and many of my subjects tend to be tropically themed. So here above is a panel design I just completed (I think). I was going to add about 6 other pics so you could see the progress from where it started, but I nixed the idea at the thought of all the upload time. I am anxious to see it in print, and quilt it up!
And here is an older whole cloth design that I modified for a panel. I have a version of it in blue and one in hot pink, too. But I'm just showing this green one.
I like how this effect of replacing the ordinary black lines turned out. A person would quilt on the banana cream colored lines, and then the green gives it further oomph! Then of course there's plenty of blank space in the panel design for fillers. I already ordered myself a sample, and I can't wait to get it, and quilt it up.

Well, I've got to fly (pun intended)!

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!