Ellen Lindner: Art & Creativity

Woohoo!  The quilt was finally pinned and ready to quilt!  I was quite happy with it.  I liked the colors and the contrasting veins.  Just my sort of thing.

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But then, something started to bug me. 

Sometimes I say, “I hate it when I get a good idea.”  Why?  Because then I have to put in the effort to act on it.  Such was the case with this quilt. 

The large leaf on the right seemed sorta like it was springing from nowhere – even though it was consistent with the photo.  Did I really want to put in the effort to change it?  After all, the veins were glued in place and the underlying fabrics had been partially removed. 

But, I knew I had to do it.  I auditioned some changes on the computer and set to work removing the leaf.  See how the central orange leaf needs to be reworked, as well?

I rotated the base of the leaf a little and changed out the darkest fabric.  This is the result.  I’m much happier with it, even though the change is subtle.

Now, maybe I’ll actually get to quilt this puppy!

Ellen Lindner