Update 5/8/2017: Welp. I opened my etsy shop. Downtime Studio.
In my downtime, I write in my journal. I read. I cook. And I quilt.
I don’t like sewing machines, so I quilt entirely by hand. It’s slow going, but I like it that way. It’s kind of like writing a book-length work. There are no short cuts.
This is what I’ve quilted over the last year.
A quilt for my daughter:
And then a quilt for my partner:
A quilt for C:
Another quilt for my daughter:
A quilt for R:
A quilt for A:
and a bunch of other quilts in progress:
Wow. My hat’s off to you. I’ve been wanting to start a quilt for ages, but I know I’d never muster the patience to finish one. 🙁
Hi Annalisa. We all have different muscles. I bet you can do a mini quilt, though. 🙂
These are stunning! Thank you for posting this astonishing collection of irregular/regular quilts. I’m interested in the design process you use. Do you plot the whole quilt before you begin piecing, or does it take form as you go? Beautiful work.
HI Oona
I honestly make it up as I go–freeform is where I’m most at ease, when it comes to piecing. I do, however, definitely go in with a color palette in mind, and an idea of shapes and forms (i.e., hexagons vs strips vs triangles, or a combo)…but that’s about it. At some point, the quilt tells me where to go, if that makes any sense.
Yes, it does! Now… how does this compare to the way you plot your writing? I’ve never written a long work, and am fascinated by the thought of “piecing” a complex, full-length novel. Is it always the same for you, or does it vary with the work?