And as Malcolm Gladwell tells us it takes thousands of hours to get really good at something. I have been racking up the hours lately---With a goal of writing a book/computer program of applique options that one could just pop into a composition. Maybe.
I've never been good at drawing 6-pointed flowers----they don't fit easily into a square so for the past week I've been working on that challenge. I've got three cheat sheets now where I can pop the florals into a pattern.
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I've never been good at drawing 6-pointed flowers----they don't fit easily into a square so for the past week I've been working on that challenge. I've got three cheat sheets now where I can pop the florals into a pattern.
And I'll share them with you.
If you have computer drawing skills you may find them useful.
If you can cut and paste paper---ditto.
Print these 3 sheets on 8-1/2 x 11" paper or save the jpgs and pop the images into any ideas you have.
Looking for ideas?
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I don't have a lot of 19th-century images with six-pointed florals. As I say they are rather hard to draw.
But in the 1920s modern quilt designers liked the look.
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Modern Priscilla's 1925 Horn of Plenty
Paragon did a simpler version.
I'll try drawing this 19th century example.
Florals based on six---19th century.
Tattered & torn but inspiration
Redrawn!