Drawing…..or quilting?

Have you noticed how much Zentangle Drawing and Free-Motion Quilting have in common??

Last week I posted about quilting a “Square Spiral” design…..

….and I was quickly informed that it is also called “Paradox” in the Zentangle world!!

Now, I follow a number of artists on Facebook….all sorts, including a few that specialize in Zentangles.

So, I wasn’t surprised when this popped up on the “Drawing Techniques” group…..

….and number four is my design!!

I know that all of these designs can be easily drawn, but now I want to turn them all into FMQ designs.

There are 66 designs here….. that might be a fun challenge!! Maybe piece a simple top from solid fabrics and add one design in each block……

What do you think?

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Crossover inspirations!!

I love to look at other artists’ work and see quilt inspirations in it!!

This photo appeared on Facebook and I was immediately reminded of a quilt…..

The artist is Siobhan Allen and you should really check out his website…..

Sacred Art in Stained Glass and Mosaic

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3-D….Oh my!!

My friend Andrea posts a daily blog that you should REALLY check out!!

A few weeks ago, she and her bell-ringing group visited the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona. One of the exhibits was “Light Bloom”, an installation of sculptures by HYBYCOZO. They are laser-cut metal boxes that are lighted inside.

The first one that she showed caught my eye…..

Wouldn’t it be amazing to make a quilt look like one of these boxes?

OR even make something along the lines of the designs on the floor??

Yes, Andrea….you said in your post that I was already drooling and you were right!!

HYBYCOZO is the collaborative studio of artists Serge Beaulieu and Yelena Filipchuk. Their work is typically illuminated and celebrates the inherent beauty of form and pattern and represents their ongoing journey in exploring the myriad dimensions of geometry.

If you have a few minutes, check out their website, and especially their gallery….

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Lessons from a Rock Garden

I love when readers respond to my posts and Lynne told a great story in response to this photo…..

Have a read…..

I made a lovely rock garden at the back end of my yard yesterday. No plan. Just spontaneous. Just, what if I do that? Oh, I need another such and such a rock. (I go find one.) Such joy. Such fun and satisfaction. At bedtime I wondered, why can’t I do that with fabric? How did I decide fabric is too precious to play with? Why can’t I just go find another piece of fabric (in my huge stockpile) like I go find another perfect rock? Playing with fabric SHOULD be an adventure. Play. I’m hoping to transfer the rock garden adventure to fabric adventure.

Just look at her wonderful rock garden……

You can see where she “pieced” the rocks together…..

What a lovely garden ……

….and amazing reminder that we must move out of that comfort zone and try things!!

Thanks Lynne….. I needed that!!

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Scrappy Strip Piecing

I am hoping to finish working with all of my 2.5-inch scraps during the month of September and have already started thinking about which drawer I want to head to next.

Looking at the over-stuffed drawers of strips…..