How Much Purple?
Although the middle shirt in the inspiration photo was aqua, I decided to change it to red-violet (red-purple.) I chose this because it’s the complementary color the yellow-green of the background.
This was my first attempt.
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Definitely too bright. How about a duller purple? I auditioned a different fabric that seemed better.
Yes, MUCH better!
As you can probably tell, the purple fabrics above are only pinned in place. After getting things the way I wanted them, I came back with a liquid fabric glue, and glued it all securely.
At this point, the gray on the back of her neck was bugging me, so I knew I’d have to address that pretty soon.
Ellen Lindner
Ellen,
I am enjoying foloowing your process on this quilt!
Thanks, Sunnie
Oh I love what you did with the purple (a favorite color of mine)! And I also checked out the hair – so cool! Using the white for the highlights works so perfectly. Enjoying the process as you share it. Thanks!
Thanks, Sunnie and Maeve. I’m having fun with it.