QB Flinging Flimsies - Mad Adders
11-23-2023, 09:12 AM
#263
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Join Date: Mar 2022
Posts: 382
Originally Posted by ibex94
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Real life has gotten in the way of my piecing. No flimsy flung, yet.
Real life has gotten in the way of my piecing. No flimsy flung, yet.
I hope all is well with you, Ibex
Happy Thanksgiving to you too!
and to all of you beautiful flingers as well.
11-23-2023, 06:40 PM
#264
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Join Date: Apr 2021
Location: I live in Vero Beach, Florida but am originally from Massachusetts.
Posts: 149
I have not flung a flimsy either Ibex. I’m away until tomorrow and am hoping to get it done. I’m praying that you and yours are doing well and wishing everyone a happy Thanksgiving.
11-25-2023, 07:18 PM
#267
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Join Date: Apr 2021
Location: I live in Vero Beach, Florida but am originally from Massachusetts.
Posts: 149
Charm, I picked it up today but am forcing myself not to open it until I finish your beautiful piece! Finally ready to attach it 🤞. I can’t tell you how many discarded designs I’ve made 😂. I seriously don’t think I’m cut out for this! Didn’t realize the pressure of having to make, 1- something for someone else and 2- only a little part of a non existent design.
I have designed many a quilt and I think it easy from start to finish, this is a whole other level.
Ibex, priority mail indeed, I feel like a dummy!
All that being said, I still love the process of doing this.
on another note, could everyone please double check that the list that Ibex sent has your names spelled correctly? I got the turtle design in and want to stitch out our labels.
I have designed many a quilt and I think it easy from start to finish, this is a whole other level.
Ibex, priority mail indeed, I feel like a dummy!
All that being said, I still love the process of doing this.
on another note, could everyone please double check that the list that Ibex sent has your names spelled correctly? I got the turtle design in and want to stitch out our labels.
11-25-2023, 11:29 PM
#268
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Join Date: Mar 2022
Posts: 382
I totally agree Yiayia....this is more of a challenge than I expected. It is, in theory, simple. Just add on. No worries, no pressure.
Hah!
I also did several different things and ultimately ended up leaving much of what I did on the edit pile. (All using my own scraps to play with first, of course-not the special fabrics)
Part of my troubles was reachig a balance between a "completed" add on and an add on that can be easily cut/changed/manipulated and still look decent on it's own if none of that happens.
My name on the list is perfectly spelled.
Hah!
I also did several different things and ultimately ended up leaving much of what I did on the edit pile. (All using my own scraps to play with first, of course-not the special fabrics)
Part of my troubles was reachig a balance between a "completed" add on and an add on that can be easily cut/changed/manipulated and still look decent on it's own if none of that happens.
My name on the list is perfectly spelled.
11-27-2023, 11:59 AM
#269
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Join Date: Apr 2021
Location: I live in Vero Beach, Florida but am originally from Massachusetts.
Posts: 149
Shawnee,
I finally flung the flimsy your way. No labels yet but wanted to make sure you received the top on time. Giving myself a day before I open the one on my counter 😂. I have learned to not start anything new while this is happening.
I finally flung the flimsy your way. No labels yet but wanted to make sure you received the top on time. Giving myself a day before I open the one on my counter 😂. I have learned to not start anything new while this is happening.
11-27-2023, 01:04 PM
#270
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 424
I see the round 2's have begun to hit the mail service!
FWIW everyone worries about how the originator will like the work done, and how the next quilter will handle what you did! But the whole fun of a Round Robin is the unexpected. In one RR I participated in, the only prompt was "Make it even better!", and that was a lot of fun.
When I get a RR to work on I have found a few things that help frame my thinking about how to approach that next round (apart from any prompt given):
1. Play with scale
2. Which colour in the piece has been under-used and how can I either add more or emphasize what is there?
3. Can I push the composition off centre? (that usually adds interest)
4. If there is a lot of linear, straight line components, can I add curves/circles? or vice versa
Oh and one tip for photographing: stand close enough to your finished round such that the piece fills the frame. That will look great in the final slide show.
FWIW everyone worries about how the originator will like the work done, and how the next quilter will handle what you did! But the whole fun of a Round Robin is the unexpected. In one RR I participated in, the only prompt was "Make it even better!", and that was a lot of fun.
When I get a RR to work on I have found a few things that help frame my thinking about how to approach that next round (apart from any prompt given):
1. Play with scale
2. Which colour in the piece has been under-used and how can I either add more or emphasize what is there?
3. Can I push the composition off centre? (that usually adds interest)
4. If there is a lot of linear, straight line components, can I add curves/circles? or vice versa
Oh and one tip for photographing: stand close enough to your finished round such that the piece fills the frame. That will look great in the final slide show.
