In order to transfer my idea to my design board, I taped together several sheets of freezer paper. (I used to "melt" them together with my iron, but my off-brand freezer paper didn't hold the ironing! Note to self: buy the real brand next time). I added the circle for my inspiration piece, and then free hand sketched as close to my sketch as possible. You'll have to look really close to see my sketch lines - sorry for the poor photography.
I used this great technique to transfer extra-large circles to foundation paper - either tear-away or water soluble. You can purchase a set of these gadgets at a drafting supply store. One part has a pointed end and the other part has the pencil. Each piece has a slot that fits exactly on a yardstick. It is basically a huge compass when you're done mounting the parts onto the yardstick.
After the foundation pieces were cut out, they were glue basted to the material, the edges were turned, and all the adjoining edges were machine appliqued to each other.
The next thing was to place some defining parts onto the background. Those pieces that would inform the rest of the design. I knew that I wanted to use pinks and greens in graduating shades and offset these with very large polka dot/spot black and white fabrics. Here is the piece with some of these wedges in place.
I like it so far and I hope you do too!
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