Am bewildered on how to continue on the rug. In the beginning plans were to do the hit and miss background like the antique, but found it too time consuming with the trial and error of picking the right colors. And, it never looked like the antique to me.
So thought I'd try another tactic. The central flowers are still the focal point of the rug and with a less busy background. Below you can see the hit and miss on the left and the green mixture on the right. The right side is not nearly as dramatic as the left but seems softer on the eyes to me. Besides, the border will provide plenty of interest and won't fight with the hit and miss background inside.
I can understand how people collect UFO's. This one would certainly be on that pile right now. Problem with those UFO's is once you lose interest and it's out of sight it is hard to go back and they never get finished. That is why I fight so hard to finish what I start ~ even while gritting my teeth, lol.
Decided to switch out my nighttime window screen to make it more spring like. This is a quilt applique I made one year for my mom for Mother's Day. There is a cup of coffee on the table, mother's all day beverage, and family photos. The tallest photo is of mother's parents, others are her brothers, me and my brother.
Saundra
Your spring time window screen is very special indeed. I’m glad you were able to get your booster and I hope your injury isn’t too bothersome. And I do like how the flowers pop.
ReplyDeleteYou will figure out the rug to primitive perfection.
ReplyDeleteHappy Easter 🐥🐰🐣🐇
I Love how your rug is coming along !!! What a special window scene you have !!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Easter to you too !!! Enjoy a Chocolate Bunny if you can !!!
What a wonderful quilt tribute applique. A perfect Spring touch. Your rug is looking mighty fine. Glad you got a tetanus shot. I did not even think about that. Glad Maureen thought about it. Happy Easter! Janice
ReplyDeleteI like both background versions for your rug but the simpler one you're experimenting with on the right is less busy...and "less busy" is a huge plus in my mind and world these days. Your new window "screen" reminds me of an appliqué quilt hanging my niece put together for my mom with each of us kids/grands doing a square of some sort. It hung in her room until the day she left us but, funny, I don't know what happened to it.
ReplyDeleteI was wondering how your leg was today. I love all of the things you have made and are making. Beautiful rug. You know before rug hooking, I was a quilter. I never really enjoyed it. Not like I do rug hooking. I do hope your day is nice and your leg is healing.
ReplyDeleteI like your flower rug so far but I understand what you're writing about. Just keep going. (That's what evreryone tells me). I love your Mother's day gift and that it came back to you. Happy Easter!!
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