Sunday Stash (01-2015)

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Before Christmas, I was looking for thread that I could use to quilt my Rangers Station quilt. I am happy to report, I found it in Tula Pink’s Moonshine Aurifil boxes. Look, perfect matches.  This quilt will also be my Marsala submission for the upcoming Pantone submission….I know, I am ahead of schedule on this one!!
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I am not going to lie….knowing that I was going to go into Sew your Stash 2015, I did do some purchasing to end 2014 and take advantage of some of the sales.

The first one was to pick up these wonderful Oakshott cotton bundles.

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Another one, that has arrived are these Half yards I picked out at Fat Quarter Shop.

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Only two more purchases I am waiting on, which were paid for in 2014 and planned….Doe (full yards) and some but not all of the new Cotton and Steel prints. I should have the Doe next week to show, and I am so excited. For 2015, is there any fabric lines you can’t wait for?

Linking up with Molli Sparkles for Sunday Stash (see button on the right).

Design Inspiration – Where do you find it (Part 1)?

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OK, so maybe it should be where do I find it ;-)…

I have always drawn from an early age (at least since 5 years old), continued to do art through high school, then focused on chalk pastel drawings while studying for my BSc and MSc as a hobby. I have, however, never really studied art or artists.

Recently, I have been inspired in my design work by Abstract and Modern Art artists. I actually started researching artists and I have a few favorites that has definitely been influencing my current designs.

When I am learning about the artist and their styles, I try a couple of quilt designs that are similar, by looking at a few common pieces with a similar theme, look at each once and then try it on my own. Now, the simplicity and the geometric nature of the abstract and modern art period, shows through my own designs – some work, some don’t….but its all about trial and error and working out what is “me”.

Here are some of my favorite artists, and the books I have purchased or the links to sources.

Josef Albers
(Source: Interaction of Color – Book purchased from Amazon.com)

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Luis Sacilotto
(Source of paintings: http://www.wikiart.org/en/luis-sacilotto/)

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Harvey Quaytman
(Source: Harvey Quaytman – Book purchased from Amazon)

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Frederick Hammersley
(Source: Frederick Hammersley – Book Purchased from Amazon)

Screen Shot 2015-01-03 at 10.53.09 PM Screen Shot 2015-01-03 at 10.56.13 PM Screen Shot 2015-01-03 at 11.01.19 PM Screen Shot 2015-01-03 at 11.03.27 PMI would love to hear if there are artists or a period that influences your quilt designs.

Design to Reality: Trapped

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Hope you all had a great New Year’s Eve, Welcome to 2015.

My new design and tutorial for Sew Mama Sew was posted here today. I made this project as a framed block which was an idea I used last Christmas for some colleagues.

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I will post the tutorial for the second block and final block in this series “Houdini” over the weekend – “Escaped”. QDAD_Escaped3_22September