LAYERING-- SCHMAY-ERLING, et al

 

Here is my first panel for

"Home is Where My heart Is"

with the background in place.

I've taken a lot of time to 

have a little "think" about how 

to add anything else to this.....

My first impulse was to just

leave it be...

For years I have been saying

"Why cover up lovely fabrics" when

presented with a collage challenge....

But....

I decided that if I am EVER

to learn anything about layering

I should see what I could add and

still have it remain meaningful to me...

Here is how it stands right now...

with my additions pinned in place:

It has taken me many iterations to get to this result....

So much pinning and unpinning...

😔😕😒

 I added more to the fancy dishes theme

and the mushrooms...

I really love that red teacup fabric and it was

difficult to cover any part of it up

But...

I did...

[layering, right?]

right side

and

left side,

across the bottom areas....

here:

Along the right hand side, more mushrooms

and butterflies...

On the left side another butterfly and 

more fabric across the top...

including my little blue,

fabric ruffle...to pick up

the blues in the main image...

I still have that central pink spot

and I may just kantha stitch it into 

swirling cloud shapes...

Now that all the background is in place

[I cannot believe that this is 

JUST backgound!!]

I will be adding more embroidery and 

beading...

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Below is my "heart" panel with the 

addition of a central butterfly and

 the needle and pins embroidered

with  glass beads as pin toppers...

I have also begun outlining the figures...so they

will stand out a bit more...

Here is a little closer look at the butterfly and

pins and needle...

I really wanted to do more stitching

on this today, but my hands 

have told me to S T O P !!

That is my progress on these for now....

I think a few days rest is in order...

hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse.

(Happy-Halloween-euse)