Here's my first layout attempt. Meh, kind of dull.
After a few tries, I swapped out the camel and amber accent colors for coral and pushed the greens more teal. Not happy with this yet, still too dull and not enough value contrast.
Some fabric purchases, much tweaking, many layout revisions, and I think I've made progress. Building out the sides and cropping the photo is helping.
I've gotten smarter about visualizing the layout. With the photo cropped, I can pop it into a document, copy and rotate it, and see a mockup of the top. My table isn't wide enough to go all the way to the edges on the sides, but this gives the general idea. Here's the current layout:
As always, I look at the photos in greyscale to see if I'm happy with the contrast.
Maybe. Comments and suggestions?
And now I have to get back to those Must-Do items....
Link up: Small Quilts and Doll Quilts 5/11, Alycia Quilts 5/15
I love seeing your in progress photos. I have no suggestions really but would love to see a pop of something unexpected.
ReplyDeleteYes that is a much better layout with a few brighter colors and value changes in it.
ReplyDeleteGreat progress! No real suggestion other than I really love the stripe print and think it would make a great binding for this version. :)
ReplyDeleteI love your colors and layout. My husband who is a long arm quilter and does photography as a hobby said he also loved your color layout and design. He said it reminds him of the ceiling of a cathedral!
ReplyDeleteI loved seeing the process, the colors you swapped out and how much life the new additions added. I think you've got a gem on your hands!
ReplyDeleteThe latest version is much brighter, the coral/teal is a nice combination.
ReplyDeleteThat black and white is a great idea to see the contrast. I like all the colors you are choosing!
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