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Comment by Chris Evans on October 26, 2009 at 4:28am

This group seems to be very quite, i would like to say HI to everyone, I used to be frightened of design till a few years ago and now i really enjoy the art aspectof it. Love Chris

Comment by Dee Brink on June 9, 2009 at 6:16pm

Hi Lorelei - welcome!!

Comment by Lorelei Terry Halley on June 7, 2009 at 6:02pm

Hi Everybody
I just joined this group today. I am thinking about designing nearly all the time, and it is time for me to start talking to other people who are also thinking about it a lot. I look forward to hearing your ideas.

Comment by Kathleen Connors on April 4, 2009 at 10:39am

I think you can find a way to add much vibrancy with color, such as blue sky or brilliant sunset or sunrise. The river can be a turquoisy-blue; mountains can be purple! (My landscapes are all abstract). Red orange, rusty red and gold all go well with both those colors and can be used to represent clumps of wildflowers. Tans with pink or gold tints, patterned light browns with reddish tints and bluish greys might work for the rocks and cliffs. I love all those colors!

Pattern in the fabric might add lots of movement. For example, a striped fabric put at a slight angle will add "drama" to a quilt. And a tone on tone fabric with curves or circles will make the eye move smoothly. You might use pigma micron pens or colored pencils to shade plain light fabrics, such as tan and grey. One time I used watercolor pencils in pink and orange to add color to a blue sky fabric. I'm not at all experienced with these media, but it's been fun to experiment.
I also like the idea of using bargello-that style might suggest layers of the earth, then wildflowers and trees, topped with sky. Be sure to keep us informed. And pardon my long posting. Kathleen

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Comment by Dee Brink on April 1, 2009 at 6:47pm

I must admit, I am rather nervous when it comes to desighning a landscape theme. Although, it does seem rather interesting. I have many photos which can come into play (of favorite places we have been). It will be my first *landscape* theme. Thoughts that come into mind are mountain ranges, rocks, rivers, sky, trees, but they all seem so monotone! I need something vibrant, such as Liz commented - volcano, earthquake.
Hmmm, perhaps even a map? Wow - this certainly is brainstorming!
Thanks ladies - any ideas welcome!!

Comment by Ruth Lane on March 31, 2009 at 4:37am

I agree with Liz. Start a discussion and tell us a little more about what your plans are. I'm sure you'll get lots of good advice.

Comment by Liz in Kansas on March 31, 2009 at 3:47am

Dee, it sounds like you need to narrow your theme a bit. "Geological" is a pretty broad area! My first thoughts are earthquake or volcano. Some brainstorming should help you select a focus.

This question really interests me. Maybe if you start a Discussion there will be a lot of ideas surface.

Comment by Kathleen Connors on March 30, 2009 at 5:25am

Dee, Is this a landscape quilt? I've made small landscapes, applique, though I've never portrayed rocks, cliffs, etc. I might have a few ideas from my experiences. I suggest looking a pictures in library books or online to get a feeling for the type of scene you want to put in your quilt. You might then be able to roughly sketch a design, for example, where to put the land, the rocks, the cliff, clumps of grass, etc. Or, can you take photos of real places and then enlarge those photos as a way to start your quilt design?

I'm sure many of us have learned things about shading, balance, symmetry, etc. from our own pictorial quilts; if you can give us some ideas of what you want to achieve, we may be able to answer you with little things we have learned. For example, once an artist simply told me: "Diagonals are dynamic". That taught me to put more angles into the placement of my mountains and hills and my landscapes looked much better. Kathleen

Comment by Dee Brink on March 30, 2009 at 4:08am

Help, help - I need to design a *geological* quilt, and have collected a stash over the last few years (rocks, sky, grasses, etc). I think its time I actually did something with it.
Can anyone out there give me some advice?

Dee
South Africa

Comment by Karen Davis on January 28, 2009 at 6:48am

I'm a recent convert to ning groups and really love it! I'm snowed in today and have just wasted too much time browsing through the site but I just can't pass a chance at learning more about design and the critique process so here I am!

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