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EmailThe crab in its background
Dec 17
Quilt Contests quilting techniques 2 Comments
It took me quite awhile to figure out what to do with the area surrounding my Crab. I tried large stones, dark stones, light stones and all these pulled the focus away from the Crab. See…
So I got an idea that if the background became muted it would enable the Crab to pop more and would still have a feel of stones and pebbles. Enter, tulle in many colors. I have yet to finish all the thread painting, but I think this it the direction. Let me know what you think.
Mar 07, 2011 @ 15:58:40
So I got an idea that if the background became muted it would enable the Crab to pop more and would still have a feel of stones and pebbles. Enter, tulle in many colors. I have yet to finish all the thread painting, but I think this it the direction. Let me know what you think.
Mar 07, 2011 @ 15:59:38
think the rocks distract the eye from the focal point, which is the crab. I think a muted background is more effective, especially for the purpose of this quilt, which is a calendar page. In this case a bright focus is the goal.