Tag: Quilt Inspiration

How it started….

I spent much of this past weekend being asked questions about how I made the “Catherine Wheel of Color” quilt…..

I decided to track the progress and was surprised to see that I started working on it in 2019!!

It started with this article in a magazine….

I had just bought a new color wheel and was excited to play with it using scraps

Before long I had several “snakes” of color….

Then it kept growing until I had this…..

….but my studio looked like this….

I now needed to find a background for the color wheel, and thought that a grey to black gradation would be perfect.

My first thought was to dye one…..

…but I couldn’t get the gradation that I wanted, so I ended up purchasing fabrics instead.

THEN, I had to figure out what to put inside the color square, and after a lot of searching and thinking, I decided on appliqued circles, using Karen Kay Buckley’s templates….

….and in February of 2020, it looked like this…..

We will stop there for now and continue the saga tomorrow!!

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A Sidewalk Somewhere!!

I have a folder marked “Inspirations” and I love to look through it and find ideas for quilts…. not that I NEED anymore quilt inspirations. I already have IBLE…..

But, I ran across another photo that I took of some floor from somewhere!! Don’t ask me where!!

I am still engrossed with the idea of circle piecing and this design might be lots of fun…….

SOMEDAY!!

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Shadow Inspiration

The other day I was in the kitchen, making myself a cup of tea and noticed this shadow on the cabinet……

It looks a little spooky….maybe like a scene from “Sleepy Hollow”, and it would be a great design for a Halloween quilt!!

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Italian Tile Inspiration

I LOVE Italian tile and once made this quilt based on a photo from a cathedral in Rome…..

“The Tiles of San Giovani”

I have this booklet that highlights geometric designs from Churches and Cathedrals….

Sadly, it is now out of print!!

BUT, this photo caught my eye….

Wouldn’t it be fun to make a circular quilt using the perspective changes in that center “triangle” shape?

Yet another item to add to my “Someday” list!!

What is on your “Someday/Maybe” list??

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Sampler Quilt??

A few weeks ago I passed this bathroom in a restaurant…..

SUCH a fun idea for a sampler quilt…and I really liked the black and white color scheme too!!

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