Challenge 28 - Emotion/Zingers

Challenge #28 – December 2008 Zing me your zingers, with feeling!

Guest hostess: Tobi Hoffman

Working in Series: Continue working with the theme that you have chosen, or you may decide to work with another theme. Whatever works for you is fine; as long as you are enjoying the journey.

Color Concept: Zingers!

In quilting terms, a zinger is a bright or unusual contrasting color to be used in small amounts as an accent color in a quilt. You can use colors like red, lime green, hot pink, bright yellow; a bit of any color that is very noticeable next to the other colors. Zinger colors add accents, and capture the eye. Zingers add interest and can be used to enhance the focal point or move the eye around the quilt.

Composition concept: Create or illustrate a mood or emotion with your piece. While love, joy or anger would seem natural topics to enhance with zingers, you could explore grief, hope, silliness, confusion, anger, humor, innocence (or guilt!), fright, or compassion. You can attempt to capture the bliss of solitude, the security of inclusion, the triumph of accomplishment or the apprehension about taking an exam at school. No list like this could be complete, so as we always say, have fun with it!