Take Two
I was pretty excited as I drew the pattern for a new quilt I wanted to make, using a photograph I'd taken of monarch butterfly caterpillars.
When I finished drawing, I thought it looked good.
And then I realized I'd drawn something that couldn't be constructed. Or, I should say, I couldn't figure out a way to put it together.
I was pretty disappointed. I stewed about it for a while.
I still wanted to make the quilt, but figured I needed a different approach. So I've started again, this time, though, without a definite plan in mind. You do realize that I usually have a firm grasp on what I want to create before I start, so this is quite a departure for me.
Now I have caterpillar-like strips climbing up my design wall.
I wonder if I could make this as a strip-pieced quilt. We'll see if my creative mind can come up with a way to interpret this organic scene with straight lines and sharp edges. Might be fun. Stay tuned.
When I finished drawing, I thought it looked good.
And then I realized I'd drawn something that couldn't be constructed. Or, I should say, I couldn't figure out a way to put it together.
I was pretty disappointed. I stewed about it for a while.
I still wanted to make the quilt, but figured I needed a different approach. So I've started again, this time, though, without a definite plan in mind. You do realize that I usually have a firm grasp on what I want to create before I start, so this is quite a departure for me.
Now I have caterpillar-like strips climbing up my design wall.
I wonder if I could make this as a strip-pieced quilt. We'll see if my creative mind can come up with a way to interpret this organic scene with straight lines and sharp edges. Might be fun. Stay tuned.
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