Michael and I recently attended a convention in Nashville and, of course, I was thrilled to find quilt inspiration underneath my feet!

This was the basic carpet…..

….and NO….this isn’t particularly appealing.

BUT, look at the “quilting” added to it…..

Wouldn’t that be fun to add to an otherwise boring quilt??

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I ran across a series of photos that I had saved from a trip to Porto, Portugal, back in 2016.

I don’t remember what museum they were in, and, sadly, I don’t have information about the painter….

….but aren’t these fun….

I have long wanted to pick a shape and play with it in this way…..making it smaller and larger and subtly morphing it into another shape.

Ah yes…..something else to add to my “Want To Do” list!!

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One of our friends has been in Europe and recently posted photos from the Carlsberg Glyptotek museum in Copenhagen, Denmark, particularly of the museum’s floors.

This reminded me of the photos that I took of the floor….

What fun ideas for free motion quilting designs!!

I need to try them sometime!

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I love daisies…..

They are so fresh and lovely and played a prominent role in my wedding bouquet…

They also inspired this fun art piece that I made 6 years ago for my friend Lyn, who hiked the ENTIRE Appalachian Trail by herself and was given the trail name “Wildflower”!!

And….looking at this reminds/inspires me to make another piece like this. It was SO much fun!!

Are you inspired by a particular flower?

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I was looking back at photos from our 2019 visit to Vienna and came across this fun tile floor…

Originally, it looked complicated, but when I split it into two blocks…

….it became VERY easy to design.

But, if you turn it on point, it becomes MUCH more interesting….

I love taking non-quilt designs and figuring out how to piece them. Too bad I don’t have time to make all of the designs I come up with!!

Do you do this too?

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