Two nights ago, I had a vision - this is normal for me, to have ideas start to percolate right when I am trying to go to sleep. I usually write down the bits of an idea, and flesh it out when I have a bit of time. This time, however, the quilt idea gripped me like I rarely ever feel, and it even took shape in my dreams. With no further adieu, then, I set out the next morning to try my hand at cutting fabric sans ruler, and the beginnings of what I will call "Pink is the New Black" was born:
Each block took about 90 minutes to make (remember, this is my first time doing this, and you do have to sew very slowly in order to match seams) - the idea was inspired by the work of Alicia Merrett; there is a wonderful series of videos on You Tube, but specifically I used this one to learn how to make the blocks.
Of course, the blocks don't end up being all the same size; I may work around this intuitively, but right now my vision is to cut the blocks to the same size and go from there. I've challenged myself to work with a very limited pallette here, and currently intend to use only the three fabrics that I've shown in these two blocks.
I love bringing new ideas into focus, and I particularly enjoy challenging myself to work outside of my comfort zone. What kind of projects have you started lately? Are you working outside of your comfort zone this year?
Each block took about 90 minutes to make (remember, this is my first time doing this, and you do have to sew very slowly in order to match seams) - the idea was inspired by the work of Alicia Merrett; there is a wonderful series of videos on You Tube, but specifically I used this one to learn how to make the blocks.
Of course, the blocks don't end up being all the same size; I may work around this intuitively, but right now my vision is to cut the blocks to the same size and go from there. I've challenged myself to work with a very limited pallette here, and currently intend to use only the three fabrics that I've shown in these two blocks.
I love bringing new ideas into focus, and I particularly enjoy challenging myself to work outside of my comfort zone. What kind of projects have you started lately? Are you working outside of your comfort zone this year?
5 comments:
The effect of true inspiration, I think! Nicely done; I like Alicia Merrett's work too.
Wonderful! I too am working outside my comfort zone - the jury is still out on how this is working for me *smile*!
Oooo...I love your blocks. I would love to try this.
Lovely! And very brave too :)
Nicely done! I've been playing a lot with curved piecing myself, and found Alicia's tutorials helpful as well.
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