Wednesday, November 16, 2011

My Inspiration

I am a day away from finishing my split circle quilt and am staying home from knitting, so I can finish it today. In the meantime I thought I might show you the images that jump started my need to make the new piece.

This graphic design on a pillow cover from IKEA was the main kicker for me. Black and white drawings always ellicit a colorfilled response. Then I kept finding other images that drew me in and goaded my need to make my own.
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And then I thought I would dredge up some of my older work from the WayBack machine.

Dueces are Wild





Both of these Spider Web quilts were inspired by Sujata Shah, http://therootconnection.blogspot.com/


11 comments:

  1. Hi Mel,
    Nice to see you are in the quilt making mood again! I remember your split circle season from years ago. They were and still are wonderful.
    And I agree how a black and white design can easily capture your imagination. Must be those clean lines that grant permission to play with color.
    Have fun!

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  2. I love your inspiration! It makes me smile!

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  3. It's good to see your inspiration. The Jane LaFazio pieces are beautiful. Of your wonderful quilts above, I particularly like the last one with the stripes and circles together.

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  4. I LOVE ALL of these!!!! Makes me want to run into my sewing room and "do" something today :) (Must bake peanut butter cookies for DH first :)).

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  5. oh, wonderful, I especially love the bottom quilt - like looking out the window at night

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  6. Beautiful and nurturing colour. Wow.
    Thanks for these.

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  7. Melody - I want to go for a ride on your "way back" machine.(smile)

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  8. Beautiful to see new inspiration ... and "old" work ...
    Always crazy for colours ( my idea exactly ;-) !!!)

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  9. I love your blog and really, really love your work (not very articulate, I know, but true.)

    I've gotten so tired of giveaways and fabric gloating that my quilt blogs subscriptions have been severely edited. Yours was one of the few that I didn't have to hesitate over.

    Please continue posting about your wonderful work.

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  10. Thanks for sharing your inspirations. I love to see the process that Artist's go through in deciding what work to do.

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  11. Just found you and your stunning work
    So inspiring

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