STILL SPINNING and WHAT IFING!

A long time ago

I took the best class I have ever taken

with a quilter named David Walker.

He suggested

that you could make a quilt

totally from your gut

just happily moving along

completely trusting

that the quilting muse

would guide you 

in the direction the quilt wanted to go.

I thank this quilting muse

when

I have just the right amount of thread

or

the unexpected perfect fabric

or

blocks that fit together perfectly

or

any time I sit down to sew.

I am still finding joy

in making Vintage Spin quilts

from Kathy Doughty's pattern!

I was using four of my gigantic spins

and a bunch of smaller ones I was making 

with a different color palette

when I was struck by the thought...

WHAT IF I use them all together in one quilt?

(gotta love embracing the what IFs!)

This is what I have so far.

I need to make a few more blocks for the bottom row.

(Thanks to my sons who tried to help

and shame on Walter who suddenly felt like he was a bull

and my quilt was a red cape!)

My other current project

is playing 

with all the leftovers

from turning the Vintage Spin wedge circles

into squares.

I sewed the cut offs together

and then used my diamond template.

Now I have all these stars.

Hmmm...

Not sure what is going to happen.

Knowing that whatever it is

it will be OK.

Focusing on joy

trusting

embracing the what if!

QA QUILT SHOW

Ahhhh

the always enjoyable

Quilters Anonymous Quilt Show!

In my painting class, 

the teacher repeatedly talks about 

the importance of critique.

When you critique a painting,

she says,

you start to learn what you 

are attracted to

and

what you like.

Then,

you can take what you notice

and try and create those elements

in your own art.

So...

   I decided to approach 

the quilt show 

with this in mind.

What do I notice about what I like?

That what I create and what I like are in sync!

Color.

More specifically...

red, pinky, hints of purple.

This first quilt is mine.

Of course,

I really enjoy whimsy and humor.

This first quilt is mine.

A joke of sorts.

When you read the words, 

your mind pictures the quilt.

So, 

since you already have a picture in your mind 

of a double wedding ring quilt,

why should I make one?

I heard a lot of comments

from people about this quilt.

"I don't get it."

"Where is it? Do you see it?"

"Maybe it's on the back."

"I am making this one next."

I also seem to gravitate towards

more complex...

something different.

The first one is mine.

This was my favorite.

I kept coming back to visit this one.

Hmmm...

lots to think about...

color, humor, detail...

in quilting as in life.

Enjoy!