Everything Doesn't Have to be a Masterpiece
I have a picture of shadows from several years back that I'd love to turn into a quilt. I think it's dynamic and different. And I want to dive right in.
But I'm not going to.
I'm stopping myself from going full-steam-ahead into the project because I have a lot of ideas to sort through. Yes, that's a good thing. But it also means I'm not committed to one idea. So I'm going to make a few stitched studies. Some folk work through ideas in sketch books, and I haven't been successful with that approach. But I this might work for me. I got started this weekend. I traced my image, backed some PFD fabric with interfacing,
But I'm not going to.
I'm stopping myself from going full-steam-ahead into the project because I have a lot of ideas to sort through. Yes, that's a good thing. But it also means I'm not committed to one idea. So I'm going to make a few stitched studies. Some folk work through ideas in sketch books, and I haven't been successful with that approach. But I this might work for me. I got started this weekend. I traced my image, backed some PFD fabric with interfacing,
and got to work.
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| Stitch and watercolor |
There's only one done thus far, but already I see the benefits of working this way.
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