Here's a closeup of the "pin striped" background - the leaves need nice thick edging, don't you think? -
And here's the start of the beading on the painted background. Too much of the shiny beads will be ...too much... so I'll switch to a chunky thread in the same colour-
Here are some ideas to use on these kind of pieces:
-lines of automatic embroidery patterns instead of straight stitch
-kantha stitching
-foiling in the background - perhaps not all over...
-adding blossoms among the leaves
-adding buttons (with shanks - they'll look like berries)
-beads to outline the leaves, or just one leaf
-add a bird in applique or stitch, or a butterfly, or a beaded dragonfly, or a caterpillar
-coil a snake around the branch, or sit a lizard or gecko on it
-add flower fairies or tiny humans
-stamp a pattern in the background
-use writing, as on the leaves of a book
-add skeleton leaves or leaf prints
-extra 3D fruit or leaves
1 comment:
Brilliant, Margaret. I have talked my local quilt group into having a session making Little Gems (though May was the earliest slot I could get): do you mind if I use what you've done plus your notes on them as an example?
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