Stream painting - web streamlining

Nothing finished this week

 

To busy enjoying this

 

And this

I do have something in progress though. I tried to add white paint to make the stream look like it is running fast and foaming over the rocks. Looks good here when the paint it's wet.

 

But once dry - it fades a lot so I suppose I should add more. Should I quilt the water? If so do I use white or blue thread? Before or after I add more paint?

 

The other thing I'm stewing about is this I made a few weeks ago. I feel it needs something more but can't figure out what.

 

I am jazzing up the branches by couching on some mossy looking yarn but what after that?

What would you do?

 

I think I'll sleep on it

:-)

 

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Spider web

This is what I'm working on this week - still a WIP

 

I started with a cool looking dark sort of old dark barn wall sort of batik and made some lighter "boards"

Decided to fuse some dark brownish shade parts on the "boards"

 

Drew a spider web with white chalk marker then with a thick white thread FMQ the web. The back at this point just has interfacing. The web was done without the boards and then they are added and quilted down.

Batting and backing, then quilted some more :-)

 

I want to add some "stuff" so first I found a roll of sheer in a nice eerie green. I cut it in uneven random strips.

 

Then lit a candle and ran the edges through the flame so it melted and curled. Burnt a couple holes too.

That's where I stand as of today - stay tuned for

"The rest of the story"

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