tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post6523490100760221501..comments2024-03-28T19:29:34.169-07:00Comments on Idaho Beauty's Creative Journey: It's the hands...The Idaho Beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-40115348613894119592013-05-20T12:23:29.795-07:002013-05-20T12:23:29.795-07:00What I kept thinking all the time reading through ...What I kept thinking all the time reading through that is exactly what you said at the end. You need to see the lines drawn in. You know that already. :)Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834178052964503036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-33549256700496753882013-05-18T16:35:26.759-07:002013-05-18T16:35:26.759-07:00Ok, I can see that what I'm showing with the h...Ok, I can see that what I'm showing with the hands has confused you. The palms ARE up/towards the viewer - the outer ones belong to one person, the inner ones to another (and they will be placed more one under the other in the final version). But I had not thought of putting sheer over whatever fabric I choose to mute it, Susan. Good thought. Sherrie, you have identified exactly what is bugging me about the current hand pattern - it does indeed look flat and I'm not sure stitching/shading would help that. Can't tell you how much I don't want a bunch of homeless hands hanging around - already have a pair from the first quilt! But I may have to bite the bullet here...<br /><br />Thanks - this indeed has been helpful. Back to the drawing board! The Idaho Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-75582497627043209022013-05-18T15:59:39.533-07:002013-05-18T15:59:39.533-07:00Have you thought about turning the hands around, p...Have you thought about turning the hands around, palm side toward you, stitching detail lines and then placing them under sheer fabric? In other words, mute them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-25998644517464225582013-05-18T15:15:15.176-07:002013-05-18T15:15:15.176-07:00Go with your hand-drawn hand if you want the impre...Go with your hand-drawn hand if you want the impression of palms up. The curves and the crease lines make all the difference. The other ones just look flat. Also, for the palms-up effect you need each pair to have the thumbs on the outside. You can work with shading them with paint, oil sticks, colored pencils, etc., if you don't want them to look flat. Don't worry about wasting fabric when you're auditioning colors because you can always use the rejects for another quilt or a fabric postcard. Hope this helps!Sherrie Spanglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439380401594187156noreply@blogger.com