quiltmonkey Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 This is a customer that is kinda picky but told me to do whatever I think is best... that makes me nervous! It's just a little top maybe 30x50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susanne.Hughes Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 When I look at this quilt, I get the feeling that it suffers from schizophrenia (SP?). Shana, I think your job will be to make it look girly, like it should be, but it couldn't quite decide to be on its own! ( I think the maroon coloured squares/pieces are a little heavy handed and compete with the overall design.) To compensate, I would quilt the white areas densely with feathers or flowers to draw the eyes away from the maroon and stiple/basket weave/closely crosshatch the baskets, to drop them into the backgroudnd a little more. The large maroon squares in the first border should also be densely quilted, maybe echo the basket design to detract from the brightness of the colour. What ever you decide on doing, I am sure you will do it more than justice and your customer will be thrilled. Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Shana, I hate when they do that! Darlene Epp had a very good story earlier today about just this very thing and suggests doing drawings and let the customer decide. I would do that since she is picky and you just never know. For me I would piano key the outside border since not much is going to show on that busy fabric. You have lots of options for the background. You could McFeather, just feathers, cross-hatching, McTavishing swirls, really almost anything. For the baskets I would just SID and then stitch 1/4", 1/2" echos. In the top part you could do cc's. The red squares are great for feathered wreaths. cc the blue squares. I'll let you know if anything else pops in my head! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Hey Shana!!! I get to hopefully return all your favours and give you an idea or two for a change. I would do a swirly curly background fill in the white. Then I would cc those vases. In the 'diamonds' I would do 'ferny leaves' to suggest they are growing out of the vase. All the squares around the centre, I would cc them all. Make sure you post pics!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 oh yeah, piano key the border Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Not great my drawing is not cooperating tonight but here are a few doodles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Hey Heidi....how do you do that?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBQLTN2 Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Heidi that looks great . it is amazing how you can transform it right there on the photo and it totally changes the look. bravo!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Tracey I have a tablet so I can draw right on the screen. There are cheaper pads you can buy that do the same thing. I love it because I don't have to try to draw with a mouse...very ugly! I use a pen and it works wonderfully, well at least as good as it will ever be with my terrible drawing ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Here is one with a feather meander in the background. I think that is probably what I would end up doing. Just really depends on how much she is going to pay you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Bravo Heidi! I LOVE IT! Shana my sis, I'm 2nd voting heidi's feather meander, and piano key border! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skrat Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 I vote for the feather meander too. Heidi, that looks like a great idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 I like Heidi's feather meandering idea, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gable428 Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 I like the feather meander or McTavishing in the background. Very creative Heidi. Wish I could think that good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Brill ideas from everyone as usual so I have nothing to add! Except to say that I also have a tablet (gadget girl) but not a clue what to do with it. HOW do you do the doddling from the tablet onto the photo like that? That is AMAZING! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Linzi, It is a breeze to use! Just save the picture and open it up in Paint or a photo editing software. You then just doodle away and save. I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackie_lathem Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Ooooohhhh, Heidi, I LIKE that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmiequilts Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Heidi thank you so much for all the info on how you draw on the quilts, I've got a Dell laptop and am looking at the Bamboo drawing tablet. Can you tell us which one you use?? Shana, I like the feather meandering in the background, basketweave in the maroon baskets and some type of flower/fern in the flower portion of the basket, the piano keys will be fine for the border. Great ideas Heidi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Kim I have a IBM tablet. It is rather high end but my boss paid for it! He couldn't give me a raise so instead told me to pick out whatever I wanted. I bought the most expensive one I could find! I do really like it though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted April 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Thanks Everyone I knew I could count on YOU all to help me!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 So how do you get the tablet to work in Paint - is it as obvious as just attaching it with the cable?! I got a tablet for my Designer SE and 3D Sketch... you guessed it, never been used! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Linzi, I'm guessing that your tablet connects via a USB device. That should be all you have to do, unless of course it requires software to recognize it. For me my tablet is my computer so I just open Paint, open my file and draw away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 I think I'd better investigate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boni Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 I've been using a Bamboo Fun Tablet. Heidi is right. It installs the same as a mouse. But you use a pen instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmiequilts Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 Thanks for the info Heidi, lucky you to be able to choose the best! I ordered the Bamboo tablet yesterday, it looks relatively straight forward to use and since I PPP with markers my drawing is much better than it used to be! My DH had me copy Shana's basket quilt, open it in paint and then I drew on it with my mouse. I can't wait to have the right tool for drawing so that I can try to do what Heidi does with all of these beautiful designs! What fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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