So I toiled and struggled to sew this octagon in such a way that the center will lie perfectly flat. It didn't. I plan to take a class soon to learn how to do this. Meanwhile, I resorted to my usual coverup, an appliqued circle. I then cut the center out of the octagon, framed it in a yellow,which in retrospect should have been a bias cut, then appliqued it again to a roller coaster motif.
The symmetry and colour of the octagon provides a notable contrast to the chaotic randomness of the stark black and white roller coasters, and the centre bandaid, oops, I meant applique, provides a focal point that fixes the octagon to the whole piece. In other words, I think it works. If it will help, I could try get metaphorical about it.
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I think it works too and yes it will be very interesting to see what your group members end up adding to it.
ReplyDeleteI love that each of the centers are so different and the end results should be great to see.