Today I wanted to figure out the layout of the fish so I can figure out how many more I need. Unlike the fish I made last year, each of the stripey fish take longer to make. The first order of business was to make a shark fish to chase the owls off the design wall.
I finished four more blue fish.
This is this week's catch of blue fish.
I had already decided that I wanted the fish to switch directions in each row to form a zig zag pattern, but I still hadn't figured out the color layout. Here I tried a bit of a diagonal layout for the colors, hoping that this way I could get around having so few yellow and pink fish. But this doesn't really work given the overall pattern.
This vertical column layout makes a lot more sense, but I will have to make a lot more fish. I think I need a separate column of yellow and orange fish. Also a separate column of the black fish. I had a lot of green fish left over if the green fish only gets one column.
Now I suggest you go see how others are progressing from
blocks to quilts in this last month of Rainbow Scrappy Challenge 2015.
13 comments:
I am loving that column layout! Such a great motion.
Oh, I like the top photo with the mixed colors! They look great, and no fish are left out. The fish are great!
I agree with Mari. The layout of the first has a flowing of the colors, as if they are swimming in the water and looks complete. Each fish is cleverly done and interesting.
Super - they really do look as if they're swimming along, I think the fact that you have trip pieced the fish enhances the effect - they're pretty streamlined!
I like all of your fish. The vertical layout looks nice. Have you though of mixing them all up? I know that would kinda take away the rainbow look though.
I actually like the gap, maybe space them out to give them room to 'swim'!
do I get a vote? I like the first layout.
Good call on the shark fish - those owls are a shifty lot.
I like the first layout, too. But my head is full of piglets, so I'm not a good judge of fish...
Ooh, la la! I love the organized schools of fish.
I like the mixed up colors of the fish in the school..... but you do the setting you love!
Great layout. I love it. The shark fish was a good idea. Owls...they're so rude.
All I can think of is "one fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish" ... I know ...
That zigzag layout sure makes it look like they are swimming. And why doesn't the diagonal layout for the colors work???
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