Final FINAL Tweaking

I quilted my latest quilt and was pretty happy with it.

My Version of Muted. Art quilt in progress. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com

Waiting for the Lightnin' Bugs - detail. An art quilt by Ellen Lindner. AdventureQuilter.com

But, as I studied it, one spot bugged me. I thought this spot was too busy and that a solid piece of fabric would look better. Should I applique a different fabric over the current one? Maybe something brown or purple?

Final FINAL Tweaking. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

As I auditioned that idea another spot began to bother me. That orange triangle just seemed too big.

Final FINAL Tweaking. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

I auditioned new fabrics in both spots. Note that one of them was pieced. I liked that design, but it was problematic when stitching, due to the additional bulk. Tricky.

Final FINAL Tweaking. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

But, I persevered and thought the changes improved it a lot.

Final FINAL Tweaking. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

I wasn’t sure about the undulating edges, so I used strips of toilet paper to cover the curves and show me what straight edges would look like. I liked it better.

Time for facing and photographing. And naming!

Ellen Lindner

 

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