6/6/13

The garden and the brown hexies

Okay, so this is what I had in my head.

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Except this photo looks very washed out.  The quilt is much more vibrant.  I’ll take a next pic on a different background.

It just wasn’t speaking to me.  I laid it out a couple days ago and just looked at it and replaced neutral hexies until I got the consistency I wanted.  But, it didn’t say anything.

This morning, I decided to change it.

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Now, it speaks to me. 

Just that little bit of a reversal was all it took.

Rob took another video of the garden the other day.  Another three and a half minute walk through, to see what started blooming. 

This was a week and a half ago and of course, it looks completely different now.  We had a limb cut from the tree in the back yard and my shade garden has suddenly gone to part sun.  Fingers crossed that all works out.

Have a great Thursday.  I woke up thinking it was Friday and was so disappointed when the news announced the day and date. 

I think I can, I think I can, I think I can focus on work, because I’m in a really creative time, and my mind keeps drifting to quilting. 

Or maybe it’s that things are so stressful at work right now, I have to escape to happy thoughts about quilting. 

Tomato/Tomatoe

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7 comments:

  1. SeraphinalinaJune 6, 2013 at 8:45 AM

    A few weeks ago on a Tuesday I was sure it was Friday. It's such a depressing day after that.

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  2. KathJune 6, 2013 at 10:17 AM

    we're off out tonight to a music gig which I chose and yet I yearn to stay home and sew diamonds. I worry about me sometimes!

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  3. lindarooJune 6, 2013 at 12:27 PM

    Oh, yes! I see how arranging the border around the central hexies with more neutral space really opens up the design, and lets the flowers be the focus. I am enjoying your process with this one, seeing how you're not locked into an idea, and how you audition other looks.

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  4. MareiJune 6, 2013 at 12:58 PM

    I think changing the positions of the greens and neutrals made a big difference in your hexie project. I like it a lot. Good luck with the 'shade' garden. We're heading for 111 this weekend and I would kill for some shade....some COOL shade. Keep smiling.

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  5. ElizabethJune 6, 2013 at 10:30 PM

    It is interesting how one tiny swap in color placement can make such a difference! I really love option too, as well.

    xo -E

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  6. lwJune 7, 2013 at 11:04 AM

    I love the difference that the reverse color option makes here, it really shows off the "flowers" in the hex patterns.

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  7. Susan EntwistleJune 10, 2013 at 11:06 PM

    What a beautiful yard. I wish I had such dedication (and a fence to keep the 'varments' from eating everything). Nice work!

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