Here I am starting another quilt with just a little thing. This scrap of printed linen had an irresistible black circle that is about two thread widths wide. Adorable! An accent was called for and I found a smart pink scrap, about 3/4 inch wide. A few stitches later, it is all sewn down and keeping company with "spot". It is so small it will not be real visible at a distance, but I will know it is there! The strip is about 2 1/2 inches wide and it will adorn the sewing table as I begin to piece and see what develops. I like to include little bits in a larger quilt. A tentative palette is in mind. I plan to experiment with low contrast, muddy color as a starting place. Add a left-over from my previous work that will most likely make it's way into this quilt, and a thought about some parts using a liberated log cabin format...I'm on my way!
Another view of the linen strip. The background in the photo is the back of a small whole cloth quilt that debuted as inspiration for a studio hand quilting workshop.
That quilt was handy for the photo because I just put a wide binding on it. How about that! Starting and finishing in one day.
Take a look at me now!
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| quilt in progress |
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| pieces and parts are well on the way to larger ensembles |
Not knowing what will happen next keeps me engaged. I began this quilt with several clear ideas. Now I am far enough along for some surprises to keep me entertained. These happy accidents are almost always a better option.
Notice the audition on the top left----
I was not really excited about this outcome---so I changed it!
There was nothing wrong with the orange line. I like to spend time on the details. Soon I will have all of the piecing done, and I'm already getting excited about "putting in". Back in the day, putting the quilt in the floor frame was called "putting in".
Preview of coming attractions: Putting in and the quilting!
