Another Idea on Off the Wall Friday

 

Anybody who has been paying attention would know that the last 6 months, I've been a bit obsessed with my new job.  Let me just say that Customer Service is not for the weak at heart...but...if you love your product and you love working with people, it can be really fun.  Not to mention throw in a nice work environment and a touch of technology and its really is fun.

That all said, my creative side is slowly but surely coming back to life.  I've had this idea baking in the back of my brain for two weeks no.  Has that ever happened to you?  You get an idea, and it just sits there and grows little by little while you're doing other things?  

Well, here is my story of the day...

Another passion this summer is my return to thrift clothing...a little because it's good for the environment...a little because it's cost effective...and a lot of it is the thrill of the hunt.  Last month, I was looking for long sleeve shirts when I spotted a rack of linens.... Where this was on the end....

 

Pretty, right?  Folded up I had no idea what it was but it felt like a polyester/cotton blend with a good hand (not too slinky).  For $2.40 where could I go wrong.   I actually thought it would make a nice skirt.   Then it sat on my shelf all folded up, just waiting for weeks.  I swear, I had no idea it was a tablecloth till I opened it up to take the picture! Then I went to our fair and I was lamenting how boring the quilt offerings were.  Plus, nightly I would look on Instagram where there are some really great upcycling and Re-making going on and it gave me the bug to give that flowerily fabric new life.  

The print made me think of a card that has been sitting on my studio wall for a couple of years just waiting.  It's a pretty card but I thought it would be a better art quilt.  I never wanted to copy the card exactly but just let it inspire me into piece with the same kind of feel.  Which got me thinking....

What happened if I put the two together?

I was hoping to have a sketch done by tonight, but I've been too brain dead.    I'm quite sure my boss told me twice this week, I better slow down and maybe this is what he means.  Apparently, there is more to the world than USA made Pliers.  

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