So. Good news, sad news, bad news.
Sad news first - I've not got enough of the green fabric for
8 big swans (geese) in the outermost part of the spiral.
Bad news - this was the first FPP I designed myself and printed out. Sadly it is on normal paper which was impossible to see through when I started hand sewing it in the dreary dark cottage at the time so I thoughtlessly flipped the paper over. I Have only realised that was what I had done when I finished sewing the last strip that I could. Because it was a good 4/5 years ago I started the silly thing. In doing this I reversed the pattern so that the
original "start" swans don't work and are backwards (were supposed to be small into big). Now it's not a huge dilemma as I can just not use that strip of swans there - perhaps pop them in a corner of the quilt, or applique them onto the back or something. It's just a bit of a shame really. Especially as I didn't realise what had happened when I dug it out a couple of days ago - I could very easily have unpicked the 3/4 strips I'd sewn by hand and flipped it all over no problem. But I can't bring myself to do it now it's all done.
Good news - all the other pieces are done. And laid out roughly, it looks
like this As you can see the swans are in the wrong direction, but I don't really mind. I may also have enough of the blue fabric to applique all the strips onto so it looks super awesome. Shall check this at another point. If I don't I'm going to have to find a very similar blue batik to applique on. Oh boy do I wish I'd bought more of the fabric at the time!
Main thing is do I hunt out some more of that light marbled green fabric to finish my last big swans? Or do I just stick with what I've got and start the applique process and then contemplate how best to quilt the spiralling madness.
Thoughts anyone? Little demoralised because of not enough green fabric and accidentally flipping the design so it's wrong.