Thursday, August 9, 2012

more on the doors

Those doors in England have been haunting me. I thought maybe I would make a quilt. Then I thought about the wool felt that I have in my stash and have been neglecting. One day I sat down with my trusty graph paper and colored pencils and started doodling...


 Now you need to know that I do not in any way consider myself artistic. But I did a little math, recreated the proportions of the doors, windows, moldings and added in some of the details. And then I pulled out my felt and embroidery floss and set to work.



The pink one is finished. I had that brick fabric in my stash too. I really like it! And the green door is coming along nicely too.


 I had thought perhaps I would wrap them around artists canvases when they are finished and hang them, but when I played around with that idea, there were too many hard edges. I think they are crying out to be circles. I bought some wooden embroidery hoops today and with some shiny black paint they might be just the frame I need.

I just wanted you to know I haven't been totally lazy lately!

5 comments:

Deborah said...

These are really pretty! Nicely done!

Maria said...

Your doors are looking good....
Clever lady..

Melissa said...

These look great! I'm impressed with your drawings, too. Those doors do seem to hold lots of inspiration.

PunkiePie (Jen) said...

cute!! I like 'em!

prsd4tim2 said...

Oh, the pink door is awesomely cute, and the green isn't far behind. The hoops idea is adorable. Can't wait to see them.