Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Deadlines make wonderful catalysts....

I've got a couple of looming deadlines for quilting in front of me.  Why is it I need the pressure of "the deadline" to find my creativity?


To go from this pile of ..."jambalaya"' to a quilt?    My process needs some pressure to make it congeal.



I had some ideas (and put some pressure on myself) and got down to business.  


My process is not always a straight arrow.  I was going in a direction....but then I veered off on another path...   We'll see how that turns out....

I'm linking up with Lee for her Work in Progress Wednesday -over at FreshlyPieced blog - check her out.  She's a fantastic quilter!  http://www.freshlypieced.com/2015/11/wip-wednesday-show-me-what-you-got.html

If you have a chance, check out  Crumb-plosion....Click to visit   I love her design!!      Also, check this link out.  A very humbling story and a beautiful memory.   http://www.quiltsofafeather.com/2015/11/in-memory-of-jessica-quilting-shadows.html





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11 comments:

  1. Grey CatNovember 4, 2015 at 9:56 PM

    I love the preview in the second photo - can't wait to see the entire quilt top!

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  2. UnknownNovember 4, 2015 at 10:41 PM

    Thanks so much Grey Cat. I'm getting pretty excited about how it's turning out.

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  3. JenniferNovember 5, 2015 at 6:42 AM

    Can't wait to see what all that pressure inspires you to do. Love all the bright colors in your second photo.

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  4. Sophie ZauggNovember 5, 2015 at 10:36 AM

    That looks really interesting ! I look forward to seeing this quilt.

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  5. AllisonNovember 5, 2015 at 12:53 PM

    I'm so intrigued by your in progress photo. Can't wait to see the finished project...and learn how you did those beautiful circles in your quilt.

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    1. UnknownNovember 11, 2015 at 5:38 PM

      Thanks Allison. I'll be posting about how I did it in the next week or so. I worried that it was going to be really hard - but the method I used actually turned out to make it VERY easy and close to perfectly round.

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  6. UnknownNovember 6, 2015 at 6:38 AM

    Thanks Jennifer, Sophie, and Allison. I'll be posting how I made the circles in the next few days. And....I'm almost ready to show my quilt top...

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  7. Sarah CraigNovember 7, 2015 at 5:14 PM

    Deadlines are very useful things! I find I do my best work under pressure - rather like a pressure cooker...

    Whoop whoop for you!

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    1. UnknownNovember 11, 2015 at 5:38 PM

      They are- and I am in that same pot with you...need the pressure cooker!

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  8. NilyaNovember 11, 2015 at 5:20 AM

    So curious how these lovely circles will end :)

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    1. UnknownNovember 11, 2015 at 5:39 PM

      I am almost ready to post it.... and I will blog about how I made the circles, too. It's an easy method and they turn out really round.

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