The portrait quilt is progressing well. Last week, I finalized the face fabrics, and constructed one eye. I wasn’t entirely happy with the fabric I used for the shadow around the eye – it seemed a little too light when I viewed it from a distance.
So for the right eye, I used a darker fabric for the eye area, and even darker for the eye lashes. It looks much better – when you look at the thumbnail photo, the right eye appears to be much more realistic than the left eye. The mouth fabrics are just pinned at this point, to see if the colors and values look right. After I finalize the mouth and hair, I’ll change the fabrics of the left eye to match the right eye. (The close up looks a little weird because I still haven’t fused the fabrics, so you can see shadows around each one).
I’m linking up with these blogs for WiP Wednesday. Click on the buttons below to see all the creative people participating and check out the projects they’re working on.
If you’re interested in quilt studio ideas, check out the REAL Studio Tour hosted by Vicki at Field Trips in Fiber. The topic for week 1 was favorite non-traditional tools – my post is here. The topic for week 2 – storage solutions. Be sure to check back on Friday, for the grand finale when we will photos of our studios in all of their perfect creativeness right in mid-project – as they are – neat or messy, fancy or plain. Vicki has already started her studio tour, as she has 4 separate studio spaces!
Terry, it looks WONDERFUL! I love it!
You’ve done a great job. I look forward to seeing the finished quilt. Is it a commission?