On Wednesday I attended a workshop on quilt design. This is the result of one of the activities. We were told to design a small quilt aprox. 8″ x 10″. The edges couldn’t be straight. All we had was a pile of scraps, scissors and a glue stick. No drawing or tracing or sewing was allowed. And we only had 30 minutes to finish our creation. This is what I came up with. I must have a one track mind. Looks a lot like my paintings, don’t you think?
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wow… you can come up with the most adorable designs ever! and so quick!!!! Love this.. what do you do with all the ‘squares’?
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I don’t know that a I will do anything with this. But it could be a jumping off point for a real quilt. We will see.
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Your mind is prepared to draw/paint like this, even if fabric is the medium, so yes, it does look like your paintings. And yet it has some difference in dimensionality I can’t quite figure… The white and orange flags in the border add interest where it could have gone very dull, and did not. The use of the leaf fabric on the leaves was good — no need to avoid the obvious!
I dare ya to do more of these! I’d love to see some more examples. Thanks.
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Thanks, Melanie. I do like painting with fabric. You can certainly get texture more easily with fabric. And it was fun to just glue it together, though of course in real life it would need to be appliqued. I am working on some small applique projects based on my paintings. They take a lot longer. Not quite ready to “reveal” yet.
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Wonderful how it looks like your paintings. Love it! Wouldn’t it be hard to applique all those curves? Looking forward to see what you are doing.
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Not too hard to applique if you do it by machine. I’m too impatient for hand applique, though it is beautiful. I’ll try to send you some pics over the weekend.
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I love it. I can see those in baby nurseries. I actually like the frayed edges — all very charming!!
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I think you are right. I think these would do well in the nursery or in a baby quilt. I have more ideas than I have time to execute. Thank you for your vote of confidence.
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Pam your work is the perfect cure for these cold days! Love what you are doing! You have a delightful style.
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Thank you Susan. You are one of my biggest fans and I really appreciate your comments. These days it’s good to think about happier (warmer!) times to come.
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Yes, it does look like your paintings and I LOVE it!!! Don’t change–you have a wonderful style going on–a signature style! And your alligator painting is adorable!!!
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Thank you for saying I have a style. That builds my confidence and helps me to feel I’m on the right track.
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This could be an interesting series of small hangings! Looks fun to me! A one track mind is better than a no track mind! ha ha ha
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I too can see the possibilities. I imagine a quilt with several appliqué blocks where this bird shows up in every one. It’s going onto the long list of quilts I want to make. Thanks for your comments, Sheila.
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