https://cindyrquilts.com/2010/12/the-crab-in-its-background/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-crab-in-its-background Textile Art Tue, 12 Feb 2019 16:38:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://cindyrquilts.com/2010/12/the-crab-in-its-background/#comment-24 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:59:38 +0000 http://cindyrquilts.com/blog/?p=417#comment-24 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.

]]> https://cindyrquilts.com/2010/12/the-crab-in-its-background/#comment-23 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:58:40 +0000 http://cindyrquilts.com/blog/?p=417#comment-23 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.

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