Frequently, I can’t make sense of what is going on inside of me until it comes out of my hands. The murder of a mother by storm troopers in Minneapolis left me numb and crying. I needed to put my feelings into a quilt.
Once I had the design, I had to think about a background. So far, I’ve gone through 5 different background fabrics. This one, I think, will work.
Next, I looked for red fabric. The only red fabric I have in my stash has tape measures printed on it. Not appropriate for what I want to show.
I was surprised that this one kind of worked. Both are lights, but maybe having what I want to say blend into the background would be a good idea.
Maybe this will work. The print is big and I’m thinking of using small pieces. The print would be broken up in a strange way. That might say some of what I want to say.
Maybe. There’s enough contrast to make the design pop, but I’m not sure I like the fabric.
I’ll leave the background and the fabrics I’m auditioning on the table for a couple days. I may use one of these. Or I may reject all three. Or I may decide to use a different color for the design.
We had some wild weather the other day. Here’s what I could see from my back yard.
The Robledo Mountains to the west of my house.
The Dona Ana Mountains to the north of my house.
On the other side of the barbed wire fence looking northeast.
I have been having good luck with my Spoonflower shop. I had a couple sales this week. My shop is here: https://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/deb_thuman
My online store featuring one of a kind jewelry, Deb Thuman Art, is here: http://www.DebThumanArt.com
I’m linking with Nina Marie here: https://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com
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