Complimentary Blocks
I’ve read many articles by many quilt artists about maintaining a sketchbook. A lot of them say everyone should keep a sketchbook going, just to have a place to put all those clippings and random thoughts, creative or not.
Going through some old files I came across some magazine clippings and doodles that go back as far as high school. I guess I’ve been gathering and keeping the ideas without having a place to put it all together. Now I do, and am trying to make it work for me creatively as well. (And I’ve pasted into it all that inspiring imagery.)
Wednesday, I found the blue and orange printed fabrics in my stash. These were fat quarters that appealed to me so I bought one of each, of course not knowing exactly how I’d use them. (They were on sale after all.) The epiphany hit, I grabbed my colored pencils, and, after deciding on the squares, pasted in an example in fabric. Above the sketches is an actual sample block and the orange halves I’ve put together so far.
(Update: Click here for finished quilt)