I thought I would do something fun for the month of April creating a new pattern every day from Monday to Friday but life got in the way and on the last week I got overwhelmed and too busy and couldn’t produce. Then Henri passed away and grief held me prisoner, I’m still reeling and finding it difficult to to function normally. But, life goes on…..
This is the design I was working on before my life crumbled. I plan to launch the other four patterns that fulfills my promised commitment of 20 in the coming days.
Design #16 – Jacobean/Geometric Tree Skirt 54” wide from opposite points.
This may look fairly uncomplicated but it was a chore to design and draw on the linen so that everything lined up perfectly. The grid had to be symmetrical and I don’t know how many times I had to erase and start over until I got it right. The Jacobean part was easier and whipped up faster. I got the idea from a tree skirt I saw made out of men’s ties all sewn together. I thought it was clever and beautiful and the idea was born.
This pattern has eight points, a bit different from the typical round of a tree skirt. Four segments have a geometric pattern and then the other four segments sport a Jacobean pattern, two each with the same design. At first, I was working on four different Jacobean designs but a wise bird told me that it would be more complicated to colour plan with extra variations of Jacobean motifs and unless the skirt is viewable from all sides the two towards the back wouldn’t be seen as much so why not keep it simple. Besides, a tree skirt is a decorator item that isn’t usually shown for more than two weeks to a month so why make it more complicated when it’s not going to be viewed all year long. Trust me it is going to be spectacular. An heirloom in the making that will be passed down from generation to generation. For those of you that love Christmas so much that a decorated artificial tree is in your Livingroom twelve months of the year, it’ll being the wow factor time and again.
I would hook the grid of the geometric in a wide cut #6 or #7 so it has prominence and it would be a gold or a green in keeping with a Christmas colour theme. I was thinking red behind the grid just because there really isn’t a better colour for me or the season. I haven’t given much thought about the Jacobean segments, but they would have an alternating-coloured background from the red geometric segments, perhaps a green, or white? I don’t plan to hook this one myself so I will be thrilled to see what the rug hooker chooses to do who buys the pattern. Of course, if you should need help, I am here to lend a hand.
This is the design I was working on before my life crumbled. I plan to launch the other four patterns that fulfills my promised commitment of 20 in the coming days.
Design #16 – Jacobean/Geometric Tree Skirt 54” wide from opposite points.
This may look fairly uncomplicated but it was a chore to design and draw on the linen so that everything lined up perfectly. The grid had to be symmetrical and I don’t know how many times I had to erase and start over until I got it right. The Jacobean part was easier and whipped up faster. I got the idea from a tree skirt I saw made out of men’s ties all sewn together. I thought it was clever and beautiful and the idea was born.
This pattern has eight points, a bit different from the typical round of a tree skirt. Four segments have a geometric pattern and then the other four segments sport a Jacobean pattern, two each with the same design. At first, I was working on four different Jacobean designs but a wise bird told me that it would be more complicated to colour plan with extra variations of Jacobean motifs and unless the skirt is viewable from all sides the two towards the back wouldn’t be seen as much so why not keep it simple. Besides, a tree skirt is a decorator item that isn’t usually shown for more than two weeks to a month so why make it more complicated when it’s not going to be viewed all year long. Trust me it is going to be spectacular. An heirloom in the making that will be passed down from generation to generation. For those of you that love Christmas so much that a decorated artificial tree is in your Livingroom twelve months of the year, it’ll being the wow factor time and again.
I would hook the grid of the geometric in a wide cut #6 or #7 so it has prominence and it would be a gold or a green in keeping with a Christmas colour theme. I was thinking red behind the grid just because there really isn’t a better colour for me or the season. I haven’t given much thought about the Jacobean segments, but they would have an alternating-coloured background from the red geometric segments, perhaps a green, or white? I don’t plan to hook this one myself so I will be thrilled to see what the rug hooker chooses to do who buys the pattern. Of course, if you should need help, I am here to lend a hand.
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DESIGN #16 - JACOBEAN/GEOMETRIC TREE SKIRT 54" From point to opposite point
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