How do you come up with your quilty projects??? Do you ALWAYS use a pattern or do you just DRAW one up??? This little sketch is one I drew out last year. I would like to do this for my oldest granddaughter one day. I have 'tons' of notebooks of all shapes and sizes full of drawings and sketches of ideas. No matter if you are a 'great' artist or draw like a first grader I think it is a good idea to keep notepad and pencil handy to write down or draw out those ideas so you don't forget them!!
I was thinking about doing a table runner one day and doodled out this idea. This little drawing is only about 3 inches long.
I think this teapot drawing I drew from one of
Tonya's at Lazy Gal Quilting tutorials, drawing out separate units to be sewn. I divide the pattern into sections. This helps me figure out how it might get put together.
This is my most recent I-dee for a baby quilt gift. I know these people so-so and I'm not sure I should spend that much time and effort on a gift for a couple that is around 33 yrs. old and has been away from our community for at least 15 yrs.....but, living in a small town....EVERYONE gets an invitation to the shower. I guess I could just do another little 'token' gift and make this anyway and save it for someone special in my own family.....'cause you know me...I will probable want to HAND quilt it!!!
This was my very first rough draft of the mini teapot quilt I showed on my previous post. I just couldn't get the 'tea time' letters to fit in right!!
I joined the
Hexagon 2 blog here a while back. I 've been struggling with what fabric styles I would like to use. I think I have narrowed it down to the blues and yellows....maybe. My little hexagon papers are freezer paper and I punched holes in the middle to make it easier to remove them. I think I got the hole punching idea from
Mel over at My Own Place blog. Mel always has such great ideas doesn't she!!
I hope you enjoyed seeing some of my ways and processes on how I start some of my quilty projects....SO... go get a pencil, pen, marker or CRAYON and DRAW something....I promise....
you will like it!!! Then be sure and post and show us what you came up with!!!