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Posted by Sally Swindells on December 5, 2007, 2:23 pm
Part of the Women's Institute competition for the Suffolk Show next
Summer is a quilt in Blues with the title 'Singing the Blues'. When this
was read out at the meeting this afternoon, everybody looked at me - the
only one who quilts. Oh dear!!
It has to fit in a 24" space but can be any shape.
I thought I would just google and find some inpiration joggers - but
nothing really under 'Singing the Blues' except a big sampler quilt.
Does anyone know where I can find something blue to kick start my brain!
Don't want a pattern, just inspiration!
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Sally at the Seaside ~~~~~~~~~~ (uk)
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Posted by Mary in Rock Island IL on December 5, 2007, 3:32 pm
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>Part of the Women's Institute competition for the Suffolk Show next
>Summer is a quilt in Blues with the title 'Singing the Blues'. When this
>was read out at the meeting this afternoon, everybody looked at me - the
>only one who quilts. Oh dear!!
>It has to fit in a 24" space but can be any shape.
>I thought I would just google and find some inpiration joggers - but
>nothing really under 'Singing the Blues' except a big sampler quilt.
>Does anyone know where I can find something blue to kick start my brain!
>Don't want a pattern, just inspiration!
I just put a picture of blue quilt on my flickr page. It was made
from an exchange, give someone a bunch of fabric and make a top. The
top then goes back to the fabric owner. Liz sent me blue fabrics,
dark, medium, light and some whites/creams with blue print.
See it here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/illini81/
Mary
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Posted by Sally Swindells on December 5, 2007, 4:18 pm
Oh thats pretty. Unfortunately mine can only be under 24" - a bit limiting!.
Sally at the Seaside ~~~~~~~~~~ (uk)
Mary in Rock Island IL wrote:
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>> Part of the Women's Institute competition for the Suffolk Show next
>> Summer is a quilt in Blues with the title 'Singing the Blues'. When this
>> was read out at the meeting this afternoon, everybody looked at me - the
>> only one who quilts. Oh dear!!
>> It has to fit in a 24" space but can be any shape.
>> I thought I would just google and find some inpiration joggers - but
>> nothing really under 'Singing the Blues' except a big sampler quilt.
>> Does anyone know where I can find something blue to kick start my brain!
>> Don't want a pattern, just inspiration!
>
> I just put a picture of blue quilt on my flickr page. It was made
> from an exchange, give someone a bunch of fabric and make a top. The
> top then goes back to the fabric owner. Liz sent me blue fabrics,
> dark, medium, light and some whites/creams with blue print.
>
> See it here:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/illini81/
>
> Mary
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Posted by Jack Campin - bogus address on December 5, 2007, 3:43 pm
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> Part of the Women's Institute competition for the Suffolk Show next
> Summer is a quilt in Blues with the title 'Singing the Blues'. When this
> was read out at the meeting this afternoon, everybody looked at me - the
> only one who quilts. Oh dear!!
> It has to fit in a 24" space but can be any shape.
> I thought I would just google and find some inpiration joggers - but
> nothing really under 'Singing the Blues' except a big sampler quilt.
> Does anyone know where I can find something blue to kick start my brain!
> Don't want a pattern, just inspiration!
How about a design based around the crossroads where Robert Johnson
sold his soul to the devil?
Or, look for Robert Crumb's artworks based on the blues (there are
low-res versions on his website). They are powerful, simple images
that should translate to fabric somehow.
Or a big ten-hole blues harmonica with little pictures in each hole?
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Posted by NightMist on December 5, 2007, 6:04 pm
On Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:43:34 +0000, Jack Campin - bogus address
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>> Part of the Women's Institute competition for the Suffolk Show next
>> Summer is a quilt in Blues with the title 'Singing the Blues'. When this
>> was read out at the meeting this afternoon, everybody looked at me - the
>> only one who quilts. Oh dear!!
>> It has to fit in a 24" space but can be any shape.
>> I thought I would just google and find some inpiration joggers - but
>> nothing really under 'Singing the Blues' except a big sampler quilt.
>> Does anyone know where I can find something blue to kick start my brain!
>> Don't want a pattern, just inspiration!
>How about a design based around the crossroads where Robert Johnson
>sold his soul to the devil?
"I went to the crossroads, fell down on my knees
I went to the crossroads, fell down on my knees
Asked the Lord above, have mercy now, save poor Bob if you please"
If you want a song How about The Snake by Oscar Brown jr?
http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/t/thesnake.shtml
Lots of good imagery, and you could go either comic or biting with it.
NightMist
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The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the
majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with
the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking.
- AA Milne
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>Summer is a quilt in Blues with the title 'Singing the Blues'. When this
>was read out at the meeting this afternoon, everybody looked at me - the
>only one who quilts. Oh dear!!
>It has to fit in a 24" space but can be any shape.
>I thought I would just google and find some inpiration joggers - but
>nothing really under 'Singing the Blues' except a big sampler quilt.
>Does anyone know where I can find something blue to kick start my brain!
>Don't want a pattern, just inspiration!