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More cranes? or stop here? Some context - a
friend of mine has a rather nasty form of cancer and has been making and collecting paper cranes for good luck. While I was visiting her a few weeks ago, she was showing me some of the other things people had made, a metal crane, a glass crane, etc... and I decided I would do something in fabric. I asked if she'd like a quilt and for her favorite colors, and then starting plotting. At first I'd worked out a patchwork block that looked like a paper crane, but it was going to take forever and looked...cutsy. Kirby is many things, but cutsy really isn't one of them. Anyway, I came up with a more or less random square based patchwork with cranes traced out in ribbon on top. I can't decide if one looks interesting on its own, or odd, as though it was just popped on as an afterthought.
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The original design calls for several, poking in from various angles. But I'm not sure how well it translates to the real world. I'll probably pin on a few more and see - but thoughts from brains other than my own would be most welcome.
What about another shape---a leaf, lilly-pad, something smaller that won't detract from the crane but will use the ribbon-decoration motif elsewhere in the quilt? Or a second crane, but smaller.
ReplyDeleteWhat a thoughtful gift! Best wishes to your friend. :(
I vote for additional motifs - either more cranes or other images per Tanit Isis. Looking good and I know she'll love it. I've got tons of origami paper for paper cranes for her.
ReplyDeleteMore cranes! Good luck! Colours look fantastic.
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