Quilting Arts "Too Hot" Tips

Quiltings Arts recent e-mail newsletter had some great ideas for quilting when it is too hot to actually put needle to fabric. I am reproducing them here, but the ideas belong to Quilting Arts.

Too hot to quilt? Design!

  • Photograph. Take pictures of your (and others’) gardens to use later as inspiration for landscapes, color combinations, and abstracts or for digital manipulation and photo transfer.
  • Sketch. Draw flowers or vegetables up close, paying attention to seeds, stamens, leaves, and veins.
  • Gather. Beach glass, shells, interesting sticks, outdated maps, seed pods, and so on can provide inspiration and materials for your next quilt.
  • Shop. Now is the time to take advantage of end-of-season sales on fibers and fabrics or to get a jump on the new fall colors and innovations.
  • Plan. Just like gardeners plan their gardens in winter, quilters can get organized for the next “season” of quilting at the end of the summer. Make a schedule of shows to enter and due dates; list gift projects and deadlines for finishing them; take inventory of your tools and supplies, and replenish them, so when inspiration strikes, you’ll be ready!

I don’t see a link to back issues of t he eNewsletter, but you can subscribe to future issues on their site.

Happy Designing

Author: Jaye

Quiltmaker who enjoys writing and frozen chocolate covered bananas.

2 thoughts on “Quilting Arts "Too Hot" Tips”

  1. I like the idea of using photos as inspiration. My last 2 quilts were “flower” quilts so I guess I need to get my camera out and shoot some flowers.

  2. Hi Violette: It is amazing that you stopped by! I was thinking about the color violet this morning. I take my camera around with me frequently and take pictures of all sorts of strange things that have interesting color, line, or shape. There are lots of interesting exercises to spur on inspiration once you have the photos, such as printing them out and tracing over the main lines on a piece of tracing paper. Take a look at Design Basics by Pentak and Lauer. It is a textbook, but really goes through the design process well.

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