Going on about Bramble Blooms (You do go on....)

I haven't been up to much the past week or so but I finally finished stitching down the flowers, stems, leaves, and circles (under the petals) on my Bramble Blooms block.  (The crock and its motif are still undecided and unstitched.)

The center has some changes from an earlier (unstitched) version and another version, below, both with some ideas in progress.

• The crock fabric was a brown/coppery color that looked more green in some lights.  Because of the green it had to go.  The brown in this version (top photo) has some red flower-like shapes.  It is more in keeping with the Albany Slip glaze on our crock.
  

• Originally I had the pointed-oval shapes at the base of the flowers (photos above and below).  I really loved them in my original doodle of the flowers, but I couldn't come up with a good color/fabric.  I thought green might work but I didn't have a green that looked great.  So, for now, they're gone.  I will add them if I can find/figure out a color or fabric for them.  I think they added a lot, but maybe they are too much with the motif on the crock?
  

• I added leaves.  They are a little quirky but I think they're okay.
  
• I stitched the circles but now I think the ones at the top near the petals should be at the bottom of the other two so they're near the stem, which would accentuate the curves of the stems.  It's not a big deal to unstitch 18 or 24 stitches per circle and restitch them.  I just want to make sure before I do it.
  

And the last decision is the motif for the crock.  I made some doodles, some based on images I saw on old crocks.

If I use a circle in the center of the crock, it will be no bigger than 2" and I'll use the middle brown of the ones in the lower right corner in the photo at right.  Originally I thought a circle within a circle but then that seemed boring.  But what?  What image would fit in a 2" circle?  On the other hand, knowing what the next border will be, maybe I should choose a motif that I can use again in the next border...?  And, of course, there is the decision about color and fabric for any motif in the circle....

I was concerned that Bramble Blooms might be on hold for a while longer but I see that Audrey posted the next prompt today.  That means I really need to make some decisions quickly!  Many, many thanks to Audrey for the great detail she includes in her posts for these prompts.  I read only part of her new post but will return tomorrow to read the rest and begin playing.

For all of my adult years that I can remember I have been indecisive.  This, or that?  Or would the other be better?  When it's something that requires several decisions (color plus shape, or shape plus placement, etc.) my indecision could go on for weeks or months.  When I do make a decision, I often second- and third-guess it. 

I just started reading The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control and have already learned that this indecision is/can be a result of being a perfectionist. The author, Kathleen Morgan Schafler, takes the view that perfectionism is not a negative personality trait/attribute to be overcome.  (Hooray for her.)  No matter how much I try to talk myself out of it, I haven't been able to dissuade myself from aiming at perfection.  Yes, I do want things to be well-done and as near to perfect as I can make them, but when I begin, I realize that perfection is impossible.  It can be daunting.  I'm looking forward to seeing what else she has to day on the topic.

I hope you dear readers have had a great beginning to the new year.  For my part, I hope 2024 will be better than the past two years!

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> Finished (or not) Friday at Alycia Quilts
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--Nancy.