A BIT OF VICTORIA LEFTOVER!

I know you know this quilt...

Vintage Spin by Kathy Doughty.

Love it!

It's more than love really...

it's a slight  consuming addiction!

You start with making these bladed circles.

While teaching Vintage Spin as a class,

Deb said, "Hey, I have a template for a twenty inch blade."

Hmmm...

they say the first hit is always free.

One became four and

four became six

and then I had nine!

So...

now what?

Fold them up and move on...

until the workshop with Victoria Findlay Wolfe.

She moved so fast and packed our day with so many ideas

it's taken a while to process all the information.

One message she kept repeating was the fact 

that she tries to do something different 

with every quilt she makes.

(Were my circles folded up because I didn't want to do another

Vintage Spin the same way?!)

Here's some of what I think I heard Victoria say..

"It's play, right?!"

"What can you do to change one thing in a quilt to show your personality?"

"I keep playing until the hair on my arm stands up -

that means a connection was made."

"Move quickly and let something grow."

"I work very quickly and think that it's not possible to make a mistake - I can always make another quilt."

"Get going and wait for surprises to happen."

So....

last Friday 

while sewing with Judy, Dorothy, and Opal...

I pulled out my 45 inch circle

and we reflected on the workshop

and the ideas Victoria shared...

and...

we knew what to do

(Well, Judy did!)

the circle was sliced!

In the picture below,

we are auditioning back ground fabrics.

While I wait for the background fabrics to arrive...

I have played

until my hairs stood on end and

a joyful giggle escaped...

I have released the worries...

I can (and will) most definitely make another quilt...

until then...

let the surprises begin!

Stay tuned for giveaway day

with 

http://www.sewmamasew.com/

on Monday!