And the 10" by 10" square saga continues. But after a couple of false starts, I finally came up with a good idea. This morning. At 7 am. Right, just a couple hours before work. #somylifeHow did I come up the idea? Well, the thing about this design is that the square is going to be auctioned off at the Schweinfurth Art Center's 10 x 10 = Art. So I thought not only does it have to have a decent design BUT it has to capture the interest of the bidder. That got me thinking. What would I like to buy at an event like this??? What would make me stop and say, "Oh, I like that". The light bulb went off and my latest obsession on Pinterest popped in my head, Vintage Sewing Machines and Notions.
With just an hour or so before work, I took my normal route from idea to quilt and picked a picture. Then it was time to play with different crops. After a bunch of trials I settled on a nice simple one bringing the word Singer as the focal point.
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| One of the Trial Crops |
Finally - a good idea - that I can't wait to finish!!
So what have you been up to creatively?
6 comments:
You are off to a good start with your challenge.......anxious to see the finished piece!!
Looking forward to seeing the finish as well. How will you do the word singer and the iconic singer doodle thingy on the machine? Since it's so small I suppose a pen but being on a black background?
I'm so glad you got your idea! I hate projects like that where nothing is coming and there's a deadline. It's all so much better once you have a plan. I look forward to seeing the final quilt!
I love your wonderfully good idea. It should be a show stopper! I wish I would have thought of that!
I love the Singer sewing machine idea! Looking forward to seeing where you go with this.
Few years ago an AUSNZartquilt internet group decided to celebrate 10 years together by creating 10 x 10 squares. I was stumped for ideas until I made a list of all the skills I had developed in those 10 years. One was using letters, so the letters T E N. Free motion quilting, wholecloth quilts, use of trapunto and dimensional effects were also major achievements of those years, so I stitched lines inside the letters (which made one viewer think I had used mattress ticking), added extra layers of batting and did dense quilting. No piecing, no painting, just plain fabric and stitched lines. It was one of the best things I ever did- other people loved it, and it made me realise how far I had travelled... and that simple can be great.
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