Twitchy Witchy Wandflowers Surface Pattern

Twitchy Witch Bedding. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Twitchy Witch Bedding. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

It works. It’s a working, repeating pattern. It’s not one of my favorites though. I know what I need to do to fix it. I was tempted not to turn it in. But I read a reminder… done is better than perfect. Actually, I came across that quote by two different artists this week.

So I entered it in the Spoonflower Eclectic Witch Challenge. I can always go back and update the design. And I am very happy with the simple, slightly off kilter plaid. I can use that as a base in other designs, and I can recolor it.

I took the basic shape of a witches hat, and a face. I thought of adding shapes for a face. Simple circles or lines. Tried it, and decided to stay more abstract. I meant to add a secondary bloom, slightly smaller. But after I made the Dandelion, sizing it down lost some of the detail. I’m not happy with both of the “blooms” being roughly the same size.

Twitchy Witch Close Up. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Twitchy Witch Close Up. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Twitchy Witch Collection. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Twitchy Witch Collection. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

The collection shows the parts of this design. I started with a solid, added the plaid, added the dandi’s, and finished with the wandflowers. There is an actual wandflower, and the colors are sort of the same. A fluke. I was looking for flower names after I had completed the design. Kismet. 😆

Voting is open now until the 23rd. I already have a handful of favorite votes, so maybe it is not as icky as I think. The next challenge is going to be very difficult. “Granny Square Crochet”. More learning ahead!

Pink Posy Curtains. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Pink Posy Curtains. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

Pink Posy placed at 492 out of 1433 entries with 49 votes. Woo Whoo! Haha. 🙂 My thanks and hugs to all who voted. Thank you! 😍

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6 thoughts on “Twitchy Witchy Wandflowers Surface Pattern

  1. Dorothy H Seiter

    You’re a twitchy witchy wizard with your surface designs, Sheila. Thanks for sharing process details with us; I always learn new information and grow in my appreciation of the creative journey from reading your posts. Your use of the witch hats and faces is inspired!

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    1. Sheila Post author

      Haha. You are too kind Dotty. You know how much I love seeing your exploratory fearlessness at work. 🙂

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  2. Val van der Poel

    Gotta say that this one does nothing for me. The hat aspect really looses impact when it is small. But, like you say ‘done is better than perfect’.v

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