Originally Posted by
kathbug
boy I haven't been on here for awhile. Getting back into quilting after the busy Christmas season. Just wanted to know how you go about designing your own quilt. Do you make up a lot of squares triangles so forth and arrange them or do you use graft paper? I am having a hard time with graft paper I just can't seem to visualize it in my heard. Your help would very much be appreciated. Thanks to all and Happy New year to all!
I don't want to be a downer, but in my experience, if you can't picture something in your head, there's not a lot we can do for you. SHORT OF THIS------------
You can make thousands of designs with HST. Say you are going to use a royal blue, and a sage green and cream. Make 16 or so HST from colored paper blue/green, 16 of green/cream, 16 or so blue/cream. Make a few squares of each color. They don't have to be big--just a comfortable size to scoot around on a table. Then decide how many squares across and up/down, Lay out a grid-------------on any kind of paper. Still does not have to be on scale.
Lay out the blocks any way you like. Start in the corner or in the center. 10 to one, your pattern will not be original, but who cares. This is for you, not for anyone else. Make more squares if you need to. Add more colors if you need to, Have fun. THEN photograph your design. Maybe tack hte pieces down with thread so you can move it.