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Sunday sketch #488
One of the quilts I’m making at the moment combines traditional quilt blocks (nine patches and rail-fence sashing blocks) with circles. It’s a funny mix of old and new, prints and solids… it’s a way to use up fabric from my stash while trying out a new design approach. At the same time, it’s been prompting me to add new or unexpected shapes into designs that were otherwise languishing. This week’s sketch is an example.
Sunday sketch #487
I don’t usually do holiday-themed designs, but I couldn’t help it this week. The basic flower unit in last week’s sketch reminded me of a pumpkin, and with Halloween coming up… it felt like good timing to play around with the idea a little more.
Sunday sketch #486
I always seem to have one or two unrealised ideas in my head when it comes to quilt designing – vague concepts or hazy pictures that float around my brain but won’t quite land on paper (or screen). One of these ideas is for an Australian native plants/flowers quilt – I’m determined to design a modern quilt based on banksias or wattles one of these days!
Recently while I was developing banksia ideas (none of which worked!), I came up with an entirely different flower design that felt fun enough to share.
