Heart Transplant

I've been staring at this Modern Medallion centre for a long time. I do really like this Anna Maria Horner Clippings, but I'm making this for a special friend, and I'd started to wonder if it was a bit too brave for a centrepiece. No one puts fluoro green and blue with maroon, brown and grey like Anna Maria!
So in order to finally move forward and feel confident about it, I decided on a heart transplant.

It's been interesting editing these photos and really liking it again. Maybe it's psychological because the surgery is over? Maybe the camera picks up tone and colour in a different way to 'in person'? Whatever it is, the original sat too warm and clashy. It's a look I often love, one that got me into fabric in the first place, but this time it was paralysing me. I just couldn't motivate myself to keep putting all that hand-stitching in if I wasn't sure she would enjoy it. So I decided instead on this Centerpiece, something much more cheery and safe, but still rich in colour. And in the photos, it sits much flatter. Hmm, interesting.

I cut out little bits of iron-on transfer paper to secure the top in place then cut around the new piece close to the orange Hugs and Kisses border.
I played around with the solids I had already chosen originally for the next border to make it a bit more cool and calm.

And then I sewed up the next round. I still feel pretty unsure about the overall feel. I'm looking forward to creating the next borders to enclose those light squares with some deeper colours, to bring in more green, blue and grey. Does anyone else find it hard to make for others? (compared to just making to try something new, or because you like it?)