Day: August 20, 2024

What’s on the Design Wall

Short answer? Everything.

Small Design Wall
Small Design Wall

You can see that the small design wall is filled. I still like the improv pieces; I just haven’t gotten back to them, though I have a few more scraps to add to each one.

The Ombre Weave blocks are there to remind me where I am going. I have 40 of those blocks sewn already. I might need to get more fabric as the blocks are small and I don’t want to make a miniscule quilt for a teenager.

Pantone Project - almost layout
Pantone Project – almost layout

On the large design wall is the Pantone Project. I haven’t made any more progress since my last post, but progress is coming. It is too long and thin, so that is one challenge that needs to be resolved.

This all means there is no space to lay anything else out. I guess I should work on these projects.

 

Border Print Project Idea

Border print
Border print

I got a border print thinking it would be great to use in a bag. I like the idea of the denser motif being at the bottom and thought it would be a great look for a bag.

After thinking about it, I decided that the free Retreat Bag pattern from Emmaline Designs, enlarged, would be a good pattern to use. I couldn’t find information on the enlarged version I had seen, but got a video from a friend that was really helpful.

I am pretty sure I saw a bag using a border print. I am also fairly sure I took a picture, but I can’t find it. I am starting to put inspiration in a tool called Notion, so I hope it helps eventually.

 

I thought I had made more of these bags, but I have only made four. It is a good pattern and I can now find the frames (Small = Style A**; Large=Style B**) on Amazon.

 

 

 

 

 

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