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You can do it! Close your eyes and pick out four fabrics. Just grab. Make a block of some kind. Pick a random block if you can. Don't plan anything. It may look icky, but you took the first step to being a quilt artist. You can get matchy matchy for your next project but this exercise will expand your creativity and open your mind.
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Hi to all my quilting friends. I just learned today that my surgery is on May 10th, Monday. Thank you for all your prayers that you are sending for me. I will be glad to have this over and done with and get home to sew a new quilt that I just had to buy the fabric for today. lol. It is so summery looking, really pretty fabric from Moda called Spring Magic. I went into my favorite shop and told my hubby that I would only be a couple of minutes, lol, and came out with fabric, pattern, gift for a friend, 2 tablerunner kits, and a scissor charm for my embroidery scissors. I am also working on a crocheted doily that I started about 5 years ago and it has been packed away all this time. When I lost my husband 5 years ago, I lost our home and our 2 puppies also and moved into a very tiny apartment in the city where my family lives,( we lived 140 miles away from them) everything got put away and I couldn't seem to get interested in doing any of my crafts until last year, when I remarried and life was good again. Sorry, I am rambling here.
Anyway,the clerk said my hubby should know better..he does..and doesn't mind waiting for me. I also have 2 classes that I go to on the second Saturday at 2 different quilt shops at each end of town, so I am really glad I won't miss them this Saturday. |
baubo, I will be holding you close in my heart. You have to heal quickly cuz you have so many projects to work on!! Huggggs and smilessss.
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baubo, I'm just get'n around to getting caught up on my board reading. Have you had your surgery yet? I hope all went/goes well.
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Originally Posted by vickig626
I was dealing with this and came up with this idea when I re-organized my stash.
I have an area for my stash has been coordinated with what I already have. I put these coordinated colors together and tie them gently with a ribbon. That way I know that pile goes together. Then I just stack them in this area so when I'm looking for fabric for a pattern, I look here first. I still usually have to buy more fabric to "go with" but at least I'm reducing my stash a bit. We're working on a scrappy quilt at our guild so I bought a colorful border print but was able to pull all the other fabrics from my stash. I was very pleased with myself for being able to do that.... that doesn't usually happen. Hope this helps!! It doesn't have to have a pattern dedicated to it, it doesn't have to be 3 1/2 yard and 1 fat quarter pieces, just three or four pieces that 'play nice'... A solid(-ish) piece, maybe something with a large scale print, something with a smaller scale print, and a stripe, dot or tone on tone...you will be amazed at the number of 'collections' you have already!!! Then, you can shop with some purpose....because I would never want to tell you not to shop!!! good luck! |
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