Cathedral Windows

The other day, I was looking thru a book that I have had for many years. It is called “Geometric Patterns From Churches & Cathedrals”, and is out of print now.

BUT….one of the pages had a photos of this church window….

This design was taken from that window….

Yes, there would be a bunch of Y-seams and some inset circles, but wouldn’t it make a fun quilt??

Especially in solid, brightly colored fabrics!!

Add it to the list!!!

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Inspiration by Email

I love it when I open my email and see an inspiration from a reader!!

On Thursday morning, I posted about being excited about curves and circles.

About 3 hours later, I received an email from Lynn with this photo…..

She was in a hotel in Wisconsin, read my morning blog email, noticed this picture, and decided that I might like to see it.

SHE WAS RIGHT!!

It has circles, lines, and FMQ designs….what could be better!!

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Living in my season

One of my favorite authors is James Clear, which is why you see a lot of his quotes on my “Monday Motivation” posts!!

One my favorites is “Life is a series of seasons, and what works in one season may not work in the next.

I am almost finished with my first “season” of 2025….tax season!! I am hoping to be completely finished with it by April 27. Why the strange date?

My guild retreat starts on the 28th and I want to feel free and easy while I am there!

The second season of 2025 will run thru June 30th and includes 3 weeks in Africa!!

So the question here is….”What can I accomplish in this short 2nd season??

The first thing on my list is the Cherrywood Challenge. I have been looking at these fabrics…..

….and thinking about ideas, and I am ready to make a start!!

What next??

As I mentioned in yesterday’s inspiration post, I have circles on the brain and it is time to scratch that itch.

As I was scrolling Facebook, I came across an advertisement for “Sew Kind of Wonderful”. I have seen a lot of their designs and this one took me in…..

But I like it even better when you take all of the prints out of it…..

So, now I am thinking about making an “Attic Window” quilt. I purchased the pattern, mostly to get tips for how to make the block.

So fast forward to this morning….. I am at the gym, watching quilting shows, and a woman was talking about a pattern to use Layer Cakes that are almost too pretty to cut up. My mind went to this one….

….full of peacock colored fabrics.

I then remembered the panel that I won with the Layer Cake…..

Now I am wondering if I can add some of these fabrics…..

….with the “Attic Window” pattern and turn this into an amazing quilt.

I think THAT is going to be my second project for this season!!

I will probably make a start at the retreat and see how it goes!!

Stay tuned!!

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Next Project???

Yesterday officially ended my super-busy tax season!!

Let us scream a collective HURRAH!!!!

That means it is time to start thinking about projects….more about that tomorrow!!

On to the inspiration…..

Two years ago, I spent a day exploring museums in Copenhagen while Michael was running around in the wilds. At one of the museums, I took a photo of this bench….

….completely enamored with the interlacing ovals in the back.

THAT reminds me of a Creative Grids ruler that I was given 2 years ago…..

MAYBE it is time to break this bad boy out and learn how to use it!!

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Strip Quilt Idea

I saw this carpet at a convention several years ago….

The block is very basic, maybe something like this….

BUT, I played with the photo a bit and look what happened….

Wouldn’t it be fun to turn the squares into diamonds, maybe something like this….

THAT could be a lot of fun!!

…especially using scrap strips!!

Something else to add to the ever-growing To-Do list!!

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