We have a pretty solid color scheme, and a basic design, but where is each piece of actual fabric going to begin and end?
Will we or will we not be showing the bodies and clothing of the three figures?
We know that the violinist is wearing red, but how do we put red in that part of the quilt without actually portraying the shape of her body? And if we do portray the shape of her body, does everybody need one? It's so existential :)
In the name of the abstractness of the quilt, and also so as not to rob the focus from the instruments and the heads, which I really really like, I thought I'd try something a little more ethereal than actual human bodies.
What if there is a sinuous line--a ribbon, really--flowing through the quilt for each musician; a ribbon that flows in from the top of the quilt and through each player's head, suggesting his or her posture but not actually representing a whole body before exiting the bottom of the quilt?
It will let us put some of the reds in the area of Violinist's dress, and even permit the dress to flow along the bottom of the quilt as we had originally discussed, but it's more flowing and free-form than actually portraying her body. Same with the other two.
Another thing is that, proportionally, I believe these folks would begin to have issues if we tried to get all their bodies into the space we have available. I'm pretty sure their heads are a bit bigger than natural, and things are a bit close-in. It looks good this way, but start trying to fit in six arms and legs, several shoulders, perhaps even a chair...things could get crowded.
The ribbon idea gives us a lot of freedom; they can flow in front of or behind--or through--the instruments, the heads and the other ribbons. The colors can mingle where they cross, or not. And they also help break up some of the large areas that would be really boring if they were made out of a single fabric - even a beautiful one :)
Here's an idea of how it might go:
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