Tonya has had a great idea for a collaborative quilt. She has asked people to contribute word blocks for a Hallowe'en quilt called 'Slither, eek, boo!' in different fonts. I rose to the challenge (some people would say I was foolish enough not to leave well alone!) and volunteered to make 'gurgle'. I had an idea about making it circular (those people who know about 'Jolly Phonics' actions will understand that!) but in the end, I chickened out and just made it rectangular. I tried out different fonts and eventually chose an old fashioned script where the 'g' was similar to the one in this font, and not like the ones we use in handwriting. Here are my letters ready to be made into a block.
It was quite difficult to make the letters conform to a plan and still be free formed (if that makes sense). usually, when I make letters, so long as they look pretty much like the letter they're supposed to be, I use them. This time, I wanted them to be a certain shape, and this involved quite a bi of unpicking! It was particularly difficult to get the two gs to look the same, without using any templates etc. The e was also quite tricky.
The word is now safely on its way to Tonya. Hope she can use it in her quilt.
5 comments:
Gurgle turned out very well. I like how the letters are so rounded.
It looks just fine to me, and much better that anything I could have attempted.
Hmm, the word verification is spurgle!! What are the chances of that?
Those are awesome! I love them. You did a great job.
gorgeous gorgeous letters. I'm like you, I usually leave well enough alone and not worry about getting the letters just right. It's hard to balance that tendency with wanting to get something to look a certain way. you did an amazing job - thank you!
Cool Gurgle, you must have neat hand writing too. I made the word HISS no where near as good as Gurgle. Enjoy
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