Carli The Quilter

I just love the action and creativity that comes when I'm stumped and I just let go..... Do you ever do your creative process this way. It must come from the deeper side of my quilting, the one of a kind quilts I make for clients. Remember this quilt, really it was going nowhere fast!! 'Into the garbage' were the thoughts I had several times as I stored, refolded and buried this quilt. I just didn't like it and that doesn't happen often. But as the desire to finish things became an obsession whilst doing the canning and harvesting of garden produce! Its amazing, it must be the awesome work done by my chiropractor! I'm feeling less pain everyday and this provides new energy. I simply started by cutting off the four blocks surrounding the hexies. Then came the next round of cutting, I went crazy cutting over two blocks at a time. Then I created new fabric in a round about crazy fashion in 5 inch strips. It was fun start...

hi folks, this is a quick post with few words, I've got company coming and doing housework, but just had to share the latest progress on a new t-shirt quilt I'm making. Generally, the colors are decided prior to beginning. I cut various sized strips and then start creating various patterns around each precut logo. Then, lots of new color is purchased as I go. This block is just one example. Eventually, you'll arrive at some kind of layout, you decide what is happening to make the quilt. You'll see that this layout is not quite set. I don't like how the two lower left blocks have a similar strip of the same fabric on the left sides of each of those two blocks, that is not satisfying to me, I'd move it. I find making one of a kind quilts is the thing I enjoy and love to do, its the same with my crazy quilts that I've got all  being completed, these will go into my first show next year. Must run now and get bac...