Inspiration needed
posted by Christine Thresh at 11:34 AM
Sunday, October 19, 2008
About Me
- Name: Christine Thresh
- Location: On an Island in the California Delta
I am a quilter. My first memory is a Noah’s Ark quilt. Mr. and Mrs. Noah, the Ark, and all the animals walking toward the boat on a curving path, were appliquéd on it. The back of the quilt was yellow with red flowers. I could re-draw that quilt today from memory. I didn’t know I was a quilter until 1994. Before that I had a huge fabric collection.
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9 Comments:
Nine patches are quick and easy - and set with alternating plain squares they make a pretty quilt.
I am in awe of your clean and ready to go sewing room - come on over and dig into mine if you like.
It's hard to make suggestions, not being familiar with your tastes, but I do empathize. Perhaps if there are enough ideas, one of them will suit.
My suggestion: going through your scrap bin to salvage parts for a "leaders and enders" quilt:
http://quiltville.com/leadersenders.shtml
Another thought: make some placemats. Use your paper-pieced people to make a personalized placemat for yourself and your husband. Or whip up some of your pieced people to applique and personalize some guest towels.
I'm in the same boat, Christine! So here's what I'm going to do: we're having a neighborhood Christmas party in 7 weeks, and I really need a new tablecloth for the party (I use a quilted table topper as a tablecloth). So, I'm going to get some gorgeous Christmas prints and make a simple topper for the table, using a traditional block like Shoo-Fly, with a rich Christmasy border...just an idea!
When I'm feeling uninspired, I work on log cabin blocks. They're so mindless that it doesn't take much concentration, and you get into a groove. That groove allows time to sort things out, mentally, and the repetitive process gets my quilting gears lubed and loosened up. Before I know it, I've put away the loggies and started something new.
A simple four patch, with light & darks? Make the patches about 4 1/2" square. They go together so quickly!
I am not the one to give advice really, I am slumping myself,& keep looking at the mess, wondering when I will get the mojo back!
How about a Chinese coin quilt...just strips and mindless sewing and it comes together very quickly. As you might know I just finished one for the DD1's teacher and it came together very quickly.
Chinese coin was a good suggestion or how about a string quilt throw? Any easy quick project will usually get my creative juices flowing again.
Sheri
This is going to sound strange: change media. When I get uninspired I move into another craft usually knitting or scrapbooking. Lately, I've been delving into digital scrapbooking. Doing something creative in another media just seems to kick-start the quilting again. Or take a class, something like an art class or music lessons or even a foreign language -- just learn something new. HTH
I've been making sloppy cats and they put a smile on my face and are fast to make. I hope I can just make a basketfull and give them away to make other people smile too. That's a good way to get out of the dumps. Make someone else smile.
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