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Posted by Sunny on October 19, 2009, 5:57 pm
I think we all have one -- a place where we put bits of fabric or
pages from the fabric catalog or torn from quilt mags -- that place
where you look and it inspires you with color or shape or ....
something. For me, it's the curtains in front of me. Two wonderful
blocks I made ages ago, both of them of four birds meeting in the
center, wild colors. Those inspire me every time I look at them. So
they stay on the curtains. And when I turn the other way, I have a
quilt from a page in a non-quilty magazine that just wows me and a
full color brochures from several different crane festivals. I've got
a thing for cranes.
Now, what are you looking at that inspires you? Has it been there
awhile? Do you need something new to look at that sends your quilt
neurons firing?
Pitch in. I want to hear.
Sunny
waiting
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Posted by Michelle C. on October 19, 2009, 9:52 pm
Sunny wrote:
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> I think we all have one -- a place where we put bits of fabric or
> pages from the fabric catalog or torn from quilt mags -- that place
> where you look and it inspires you with color or shape or ....
> something. For me, it's the curtains in front of me. Two wonderful
> blocks I made ages ago, both of them of four birds meeting in the
> center, wild colors. Those inspire me every time I look at them. So
> they stay on the curtains. And when I turn the other way, I have a
> quilt from a page in a non-quilty magazine that just wows me and a
> full color brochures from several different crane festivals. I've got
> a thing for cranes.
>
> Now, what are you looking at that inspires you? Has it been there
> awhile? Do you need something new to look at that sends your quilt
> neurons firing?
>
> Pitch in. I want to hear.
>
> Sunny
> waiting
Hi Sunny,
Right now, I am inspired by the very first quilt I ever made. I just
put it on my bed a couple of weeks ago. It is hand-pieced and
hand-quilted. The blocks are scrappy with a white background. It is
rather old-fashioned looking, and I love it!
I'm just waiting for it to get cool enough to start on my next
hand-quilted project. The quilt is sandwiched and ready to go. I look
at the one on my bed to remind that hand-quilting is worth the time. :-)
Best regards,
Michelle in Nevada
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Posted by Ginger in CA on October 20, 2009, 9:05 am
The wonderful colors of Nature, and her displays this time of year.
Back in 1999 I made a grandmother's fan style WUH called Fan Tango at
Dawn, using the winter sunrises of the area where I lived as an
inspiration. Tall trees of all sorts piercing the cloudless skies,
drought brown hills speckled with shoots of green after our rains of
last week. Clouds hanging out to sea that I can view as I drive from
the courthouse out to one of the psychaitric facilities.
Sometimes it is almost sensory overload as I try to capture in words
in my notebook, the ideas for future works.
Ginger in CA
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> I think we all have one -- a place where we put bits of fabric or
> pages from the fabric catalog or torn from quilt mags -- that place
> where you look and it inspires you with color or shape or ....
> something. For me, it's the curtains in front of me. Two wonderful
> blocks I made ages ago, both of them of four birds meeting in the
> center, wild colors. Those inspire me every time I look at them. So
> they stay on the curtains. =A0And when I turn the other way, I have a
> quilt from a page in a non-quilty magazine that just wows me and a
> full color brochures from several different crane festivals. I've got
> a thing for cranes.
> Now, what are you looking at that inspires you? Has it been there
> awhile? Do you need something new to look at that sends your quilt
> neurons firing?
> Pitch in. I want to hear.
> Sunny
> waiting
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Posted by Dr. Zachary Smith on October 20, 2009, 10:18 am
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> Now, what are you looking at that inspires you? Has it been there
> awhile? Do you need something new to look at that sends your quilt
> neurons firing?
> Pitch in. I want to hear.
> Sunny
> waiting
I'd have to say the books we've accumulated, the images I've collected
via google image searches, and any odd pics from festivals, shows,
exhibits, etc. Sometimes browsing people's photo albums on yahoo
groups or the like or any of many quilting sites. Occasionally
there's a scene/shot in a movie; if we don't own the movie, I usually
make notes/sketches about whatever the inspirational image is. My
hard/fast rule (and I don't push it on anyone - it's just me) is that
I never copy anyone's work directly; I'll borrow an idea, elements,
get inspiration or idea "seeds" from others' work, and I certainly use
available "components", but whatever I finally come up with has to be
my own. I think it's an artist/designer thing.
Doc
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Posted by Edna Pearl on October 20, 2009, 12:56 pm
Traditional patterns for patchwork. I am enjoying seeing how a rhythm
appears during assembly that I would not guess was there if I was just
looking at the individual patch.
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>I think we all have one -- a place where we put bits of fabric or
> pages from the fabric catalog or torn from quilt mags -- that place
> where you look and it inspires you with color or shape or ....
> something. For me, it's the curtains in front of me. Two wonderful
> blocks I made ages ago, both of them of four birds meeting in the
> center, wild colors. Those inspire me every time I look at them. So
> they stay on the curtains. And when I turn the other way, I have a
> quilt from a page in a non-quilty magazine that just wows me and a
> full color brochures from several different crane festivals. I've got
> a thing for cranes.
> Now, what are you looking at that inspires you? Has it been there
> awhile? Do you need something new to look at that sends your quilt
> neurons firing?
> Pitch in. I want to hear.
> Sunny
> waiting
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> pages from the fabric catalog or torn from quilt mags -- that place
> where you look and it inspires you with color or shape or ....
> something. For me, it's the curtains in front of me. Two wonderful
> blocks I made ages ago, both of them of four birds meeting in the
> center, wild colors. Those inspire me every time I look at them. So
> they stay on the curtains. And when I turn the other way, I have a
> quilt from a page in a non-quilty magazine that just wows me and a
> full color brochures from several different crane festivals. I've got
> a thing for cranes.
>
> Now, what are you looking at that inspires you? Has it been there
> awhile? Do you need something new to look at that sends your quilt
> neurons firing?
>
> Pitch in. I want to hear.
>
> Sunny
> waiting