Originally Posted by oksewglad
Originally Posted by Krystyna
I have to say, this swap has been the most interesting for me yet. I think due to something someone wrote here. Gotta scroll through the posts to find it, but in essence it was that what you quilt today is who you are today.
I think most of you know that I am notoriously undisciplined as a general rule. But this past week, I've been try very hard to get my life and house in order. In fact, in the few areas I've conquered, I've been downright meticulous.
Well that's the case for this first doll quilt. It actually follows a pattern! While it's not perfect, I did trim all the squares to size and putting it together, I noticed some of the seams were a little off kilter, so I actually used a seam ripper several times! When I put them back together, I used pins!
Now I know that all this sounds like the norm, but for me, it is not. And I find the entire process to be fascinating.
Back to work.
Oh thanks Krystyna! I'm glad something I said (it was in the August thread) was inspiring to you. The advice to AmyBaby was:
"Never second guess yourself--what you make in the moment is who you are at that moment. Yes it's okay to step out of your sewing box, but at the same time I think it's important to remain true to your quilting self. But then I have had several years (ha ha) to develop my quilting self! Your next quilt will be who you are at that time."
It's kind of funny to me because I'm taking my own advice as I plan some mini's for AAQI. :roll:
I, sew appreciate your words of wisdom. It has been through the doll quilt swaps and lots of inspirational tutorials that I think I am beginning to find my quilting self. I.E. I am an art quilter at heart. For the moment/month/what have you, I am only geared toward smaller quilts with an artsy flair... if I can. I really want to wrap Zentangle type, Inktense Water Color Pencils, dense FMQing, beads and embellishments unlimited in to a swirl of I-don't-know-what! But, for the moment, I am trying super hard to focus on just a few right now so I can nail something down for Krystyna's Doll Quilt.
:shock: serious and :lol: laughing at the same time. Time to get back at IT!