Fish in a Bag Prototype

I’ve been playing with some appliques of a fish in a bag.  The bag portion I like, but figuring out how to make the goldfish look good with fancy fins in a small space, is proving to be very difficult.

First, I cut out a fish that resembles “Spooky” from the HR Lightening Bugs fabric.  Since I am already a fan of animals named Spooky, that was the fishy to go with.  With a 1″X1″ piece of orange fabric getting the fin detail of Spooky is hard.  Here’s the cutout:

So, I cutout another goldfish to try in another bag.  Overall, I am not satisfied with the fins.  The tail fins should have a bit of a space between them and the lower fins should be a bit bigger.  However, I do like the snap for an eye.  They look as if they are bulging, much like the telescope goldfish.

Tweaked the design of the fish and arrived to the final.  Here it is…

The orange is just as vibrant as the first 2 photo’s, but it’s was cloudy the moment I shot it.