Swim Suit Girl Finally Finished

I chose the blue background because it looks like water.  And if she wasn't standing in water - well I don't know what she wouldn't have been doing....  But I like the way it turned out.  

It always surprises me when I look at the photos of the figure before stitching and in the finished version and see the huge difference that the black stitching makes in defining the figure.  Especially on the face.  There is also some decorative stitching in the hair that takes the quilt up a notch in interesting texture.  I'll try to take a photo and see if it turns out.

A Lady in a Swim Suit - Sort of....

 

So.... this is the latest drawing from the class.  Done with pastels in bright colors.

It is a casual quick drawing but I liked the way it turned out.  

I decided it would make a fun small quilt so I started playing with fabric (my favorite thing to do).

I overlapped the pieces slightly so that I could carry the lady around and see what she looked like on various colors of background.
 

 To mimic the original drawing I tried pink and blue.   The facial features are not fused yet so don't pay attention to them too much....

Or maybe purple???

Or maybe just pink??

Or what about black?  Colors always pop against black...

Or blue?  That looks like water and she is in what could be a swim suit.....

What do you think?  I think my decision will be based on which color makes my lady stand out from the background the most.

Keep in mind that no sewing is done yet so she will be much more defined when the black lines are added.