Behind the Goddesses Head

I haven’t yet sewed the head of my goddess onto the quilt backing.  I pinned her down, but she seemed to get lost in the colors of the quilt.

So I sat a while just looking at her and got the idea to use a part of the original quilt to fill in just the white and black patterned diamonds with another color.

So I took out the quilt and found some blue stars that I thought would work.

I cut the stars from the quilt and pulled the quilted stitches out to release the blue fabric from the batting and backing.( the thread is so thick and strong.  I think it would be the last thing left around the disintegrating fabric)

Then I pinned the blue diamonds between the stars, filling in the spaces.

I was going in the right direction, but it was still not quite right.  Then I saw that it had to be the black striped fabric that is backing the rest of the quilt.

So I cut out the last big diamond of black striped fabric from the original quilt and once again pulled out all the quilting.

I was working on my potholders today, so I didn’t get to do much on my goddess, but I was able to cut one diamond shape (using the blue pieces as a template) and pin in a couple of the edges to get an idea of what it will look like.

And it was just right.  The tan stars will stand out behind her own star-like head like an aura or halo.  And the black striped fabric will create a unity with the rest of the piece.