More testing - Leaves

So I fiddled with the size of the leaves -

They seemed to be a little too big -

Next to the other leaves in the center block -

Maybe they needed to be a bit smaller - ;))

I tried another size -

Put the larger ones on the left -

And the smaller ones on the right -

And I think the smaller ones on the right look much better -

LindaJ and I were “talking” the other day -
And I gave her a preview - ;))

Glad you like it!! Yeah - if I use the smaller leaves I will need more of them - but that's not a problem - I don't really care how many I need - I just want it to LOOK good - and I think the smaller ones will definitely LOOK better. I've invested so much time in this top already - a few extra leaves won't matter - ;))

More leaves, of course - but more colors??? I was thinking of just the three because I have about a yard of each and they are multi-shaded versions of the same print. I used the yellow/gold/brown and the green/gold in other leaves and the orange/red/rust in the roses of the "bird's nest" block - so those fabrics have been used before and will tie in to the rest of the quilt. I could use some of the other greens that I used in other leaves - but if I'm going to assembly-line them - the fewer fabrics I have to deal with the faster it will go - in theory at least - ;)) Here's a close-up photo of the fabrics - aren't they gorgeous?? - ;))

Then -

I fell in love with those fabrics way back when - gorgeous color changes - all in one panel. I still have some of the other "leaf" fabrics that I used in some of the other blocks. ALL of the fabric that I used in this quilt has been segregated for YEARS - so that I don't accidentally use it for something else. It won't hit the scrap bin until this sucker is DONE - haha - ;)) So I also have the fabric that I used in the HST - that was what I was thinking of when I said MORE colors - ;))

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Since I will probably need hundreds of leaves -
I’m going to start with just the three fabrics -
Then decide later if I need to add more colors - ;))

A little more testing -

And I should be able to start cutting -

Like I told LindaJ -

I want/need to work out all of the possible "problems" before I commit - probably an occupational hazard - I spent my entire career trying to figure out what could possibly go wrong so that I could avoid problems with the IRS and clients - now it's just part of ME - ;)) After I figure out all of the piddly details - I'll work up a little mini-version to see if it works. The border fabric that I'm using says 1997 on the selvage - and it's not likely that I could replace it if I screw it up - unless you or the "other" Linda have some in your stash - ;))

Maybe I'm over-thinking the whole thing -

But I REALLY don't like surprises - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -