There seems to be a little bit of a train at the back.  If this is the case, you need to elongate the circle on one side to get that effect (think more egg-shaped).  If you are doing the stripes,  I personally would do the stripes in individual pattern pieces, based on the base shape, but don't forget to include seam allowances.

To get the shape to hold, I would either do some netting to hold the shape out or use horse hair braid in the hem.

Wow!  These people have WAY more patience than I do - that level of precision would drive me nuts!  I liked the gothy one with the skull, the Japanese-ish one with the tree, and the one that riffed on the US flag particularly.  And the cake stall....

Thanks for posting that @Sara-S. I enjoyed looking at all the quilts. What a good array you had. 

Yes it's hailing here now - chucking on another cardi!

That looks really interesting, I have knitted a lot of traditional mittens but not gloves.

In case anyone else is interested here is a link to some of the patterns available https://shop.theswi.org.uk/products/swi-sanquhar-gloves-pattern