Boni Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 No comments please, I'm just practicing. :cool: I'm stuck on what to do in the background. I've used a lot of Darlene Epps's little meanderings and fills, but now I have to decide what color thread and design to fool the eye for depth in the background. I thought about pairs of vertical lines with a small motif to look like wallpaper, and some horizontal lines to create the look of a wall and floor, much like my dog quilt. Anyone have another idea? This is handguided, and my eyes are so tired. I have to make myself blink or else I get dry eyes. It isn't exactly neon pink and green, but it will do on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg_marsh Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 don't have any advice - but these are just too cute and fun!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindasewsit Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 That is just WAY TOO CUTE!! love it, boni!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirabelle Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 WOW you have totally transformed that panel, have no idea what to do but I am in awe of what you have done so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathG Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 Another WOW. Love it, sew cute !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrteach Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 That is just the cutest thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 How about just use white and do a tight loopy meander to make the cat pop. VEry nice fills on the cat. He looks great. What a great idea you had with this practice piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judi Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Oh how Fun!! (no ideas though, sorry) I love the little paw prints on the attic windows quilt, and your walls are awesome!! Are the more photos of that quilt someplace? Love how you added the windows on the walls - cool!!! :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoleneK Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Bonnie, The cat looks awesome. I'll bet you had a blast "creating him". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matildanme Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Sorry ...no ideas for you background although I do like your suggestion re floor/wallpaper. I had to write and tell you that I love your cat...he's awesome and you are a very creative quilter! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 I think somebody's adorable little grand daughters would love to have that Pro-CAT-tinating quilt! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodgie Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 I love what you have done!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerriVB Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 What about a pale yellowish--or maybe a brownish a shade or two lighter than what you did on the kitty--which is too cute by the way!!! I like the your wallpaper idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gable428 Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 This is a panel?! Wow. You really went outside the box on this one. Great job:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennan100 Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 That is so cute! I like the idea for walls behind and floor below. What about a hoizontal line "behind" the cat to look like wainscoting? With a wallpaper design above the line I think that would fool the eye. Balance out with the floor design about half of the background, then a blank section or. Maybe a beadboard vertical design less than half of the area above that, and section with the horizontal chair rail, and the wall paper design above that. It would give it depth. The larger section of floor area would make the wall recede in the background and the large cat would look really close to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnice Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 I like Kenna's idea. This is so cute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boni Posted May 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 I posted a story about this quilt on my blog. It was last year, 2008 if you want to hunt for it. I'm sort of new to blogging. Here is a slide show you can watch that has a picture of each element in the quilt. Somewhere I have a whole picture but can't find it right now. Thanks for the compliments and ideas. I'm working on the wall idea, just trying to get the perspective just right. You guys are the greatest.:DThe slide show wants to pan to the left so most of what you see in the yellow wall. Click on it and go the the webshots album and you can get closer.http://p.webshots.com/flash/smallslideshow.swf" flashvars="playList=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.webshots.com%2Fslideshow%2Fmeta%2F571811663GiFZKw%3Finline%3Dtrue&inlineUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.webshots.com%2FinlinePhoto%3FalbumId%3D571811663%26src%3Ds%26referPage%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fhome-and-garden.webshots.com%2Fslideshow%2F571811663GiFZKw&postRollContent=http%3A%2F%2Fp.webshots.com%2Fflash%2Fws_postroll.swf&shareUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fhome-and-garden.webshots.com%2Fslideshow%2F571811663GiFZKw&audio=on&audioVolume=33&autoPlay=false&transitionSpeed=5&startIndex=0&panzoom=on&deployed=true" menu="false" quality="best" width="425" height="384" name="WebshotsSlideshowPlayer"base="http%3A%2F%2Fp.webshots.com%2Fflash%2F" wmode="opaque" allowScriptAccess="always" loop="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.macromedia.com%2Fgo%2Fgetflashplayer"> Tale of a Dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmiequilts Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Boni, I am so impressed and inspred with your creativity, what an awesome kitty! Your quilting is amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IQ'd Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 How cute is your dog quilt!!! I like the idea of using the same or similar wall design behind the cat-which is by the way meowser!!! Can't wait for the finished pics........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Fun quilt! I'm messing about with a triangle filler today. Draw some big triangles then fill them in freehand with straightish lines going in different directions - no ruler just eyeball it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Why not make more circles and fill them in? Use your neon colors there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagecl Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Looks great. I think you have done a wonderful job painting with thread!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheryll Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 I love it. The intricate work is great. I feel so clumsy when I see work like that. All I can say is WOW ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boni Posted May 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Thanks to all for your compliments and suggestions. I had to put it away for a couple of days, but I'm still working on the background plans. More to come next week. Cheryll, thank you for that compliment. I think my quilting on this piece is clumsy. I would love to see what some of the more expert quilters from this site would do. I have Karen MCT book and tried to look at the pictures and do her "fur" or "hair curls". It's pretty tough to do when it's this small. Keep PPP and someday you can be as clumsy as me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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