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)!!
Gotta say that variety of the WOW fabrics is almost as much fun as all the asterisks!!
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteRemember 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!
ReplyDeleteOne seam at a time . . . you will make this SING! Glorious selection of WOW fabrics, too.
ReplyDeleteI love seeing your creative process.
ReplyDeleteThis 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.)
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteYou mention it is slow going but I am always amazed at the speed of your very creative work.
ReplyDeleteOh, 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.
ReplyDeleteThis asterisk quilt is truly ART (in progress)!!