That is what I should have named this blog. "Making it up as I go along." That could be my personal life theme, actually. But today it is about quilting motifs. I have been quilting the big quilt and I decided it needed some interest in the quilting. My friends convinced me that the full-out
black all-over quilting I have used on other pieces would be too much, but it did seem like I could create a different pattern and texture for each section of this quilt.
I didn't figure any of it out ahead of time, except to decide that the patterns would NOT try to look like roof tiles or bricks or anything literal and I wasn' going to mark it ahead or be too fussy about perfection. I can't tell you how much fun this was.
I finished the quilting today. I blocked it on my design wall today and need to square it up, trim it and face it. Then I will show you how all these parts fit together.
Doodling with thread.
ReplyDeleteI love your choices for quilting: they really build a nice structure to the surface without being too "visible".
ReplyDeleteHoly cow. Amazing!
ReplyDeleteLookin' terrific! I'm excited to see the entire piece.
ReplyDeleteMy mom was the queen of Making It Up as You Go Along, and I was always amazed.
ReplyDeleteI love how you quilted with 'doodled' designs! I always get caught up in the realism of a piece and I'd like to get away from that. This was a great idea!
ReplyDeleteWow! I really really like it. I need to be braver and make it up too!!
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