I am fascinated with your process of making blocks, putting them on the design wall (that all makes perfect sense). But then you end up with a sketch of exactly that and you begin sewing them together exactly, or at least so close, as the sketch shows. That is mind-boggling for me. I find myself wanting to look for a tutorial on how you do that. A photo turned black and white and enlarged then marked over? I’m sure I would just have to build them right off the wall as a sew them together as you go. Your process is SO interesting.
Remember the tortoise: slow and steady progress wins every time. This quilt is surely a winner! BTW~ that's one of my favorite shops in the whole, wide world too!
A drive in New Hampshire on an early fall day is a wonderful activity. And when there's fabric shopping at the destination -- it's heaven! (And when the fabric is something needed for a specific project -- even better.)
I guess when you have to sew one seam at a time, you just can't mention time. That would imply it could go faster, but it is coming together like a flower unfolding its petals, in its own pace.
Oh, how my heart leaped when I saw those WOW fabrics! Once I bought a WOW that was tiny feathers curling over at the tips. It was so pretty! I've never found it again. This asterisk quilt is truly ART (in progress)!!
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Gotta say that variety of the WOW fabrics is almost as much fun as all the asterisks!!
I am fascinated with your process of making blocks, putting them on the design wall (that all makes perfect sense). But then you end up with a sketch of exactly that and you begin sewing them together exactly, or at least so close, as the sketch shows. That is mind-boggling for me. I find myself wanting to look for a tutorial on how you do that. A photo turned black and white and enlarged then marked over? I’m sure I would just have to build them right off the wall as a sew them together as you go. Your process is SO interesting.
Remember the tortoise: slow and steady progress wins every time. This quilt is surely a winner! BTW~ that's one of my favorite shops in the whole, wide world too!
One seam at a time . . . you will make this SING! Glorious selection of WOW fabrics, too.
I love seeing your creative process.
This is going to be one of the coolest quilts ever!
Nancy
A drive in New Hampshire on an early fall day is a wonderful activity. And when there's fabric shopping at the destination -- it's heaven! (And when the fabric is something needed for a specific project -- even better.)
I guess when you have to sew one seam at a time, you just can't mention time. That would imply it could go faster, but it is coming together like a flower unfolding its petals, in its own pace.
You mention it is slow going but I am always amazed at the speed of your very creative work.
Oh, how my heart leaped when I saw those WOW fabrics! Once I bought a WOW that was tiny feathers curling over at the tips. It was so pretty! I've never found it again.
This asterisk quilt is truly ART (in progress)!!
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