Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Very unscientific survey!

Well here is a conundrum! In my earlier post today, I was trying to decide on the orientation of the maple leaves on my Come Fly With Me quilt. Then Cindy (bless your little heart!) asked if leaves fall with stems up or down? Such a good question, so naturally I went outside and shook my ash tree which is already losing it's leaves. I had to know! Unfortunately, the ash has really no stem to speak of, so they just kinda spiraled sideways! Question remains unanswered! So what do you think? Or do you know for sure which way they are supposed to fall. Maybe for clarification, I should add that there is no wind!

3 comments:

Flo @ Butterfly Quilting said...

Haha, this is getting technical!!
Go to Bigstockphoto.com
http://www.bigstockphoto.com/image-3847360/stock-photo-maple-leaves-falling-on-white-background

This is a picture of falling leaves......Stems up!
(yes, I do have work to do....easily distracted, aren't I??)

Shari said...

I'm pretty sure you are over-thinking it. It's your quilt and the leaves will do what you want - and there's always wind in autumn anyway. And this is a marvelous quilt no matter where the stems are...

Rebecca Lynne said...

Wow! This is awesome...I love how much thought you are putting into this. It is your world, yes? So which way do you want them to fall? Besides...I thought that leaves always kind of spiral down so the stems are sideways...you know Forrest Gump blowing feather in the wind style? Ah, now what does that do to your calculations???

Off to sketchy quilt my quilt. ;)

3 comments:

Flo @ Butterfly Quilting said...

Haha, this is getting technical!!
Go to Bigstockphoto.com
http://www.bigstockphoto.com/image-3847360/stock-photo-maple-leaves-falling-on-white-background

This is a picture of falling leaves......Stems up!
(yes, I do have work to do....easily distracted, aren't I??)

Shari said...

I'm pretty sure you are over-thinking it. It's your quilt and the leaves will do what you want - and there's always wind in autumn anyway. And this is a marvelous quilt no matter where the stems are...

Rebecca Lynne said...

Wow! This is awesome...I love how much thought you are putting into this. It is your world, yes? So which way do you want them to fall? Besides...I thought that leaves always kind of spiral down so the stems are sideways...you know Forrest Gump blowing feather in the wind style? Ah, now what does that do to your calculations???

Off to sketchy quilt my quilt. ;)