I buy fabrics that catch my eye from my favorite store. In this case I bought some bold patterns by Michael Miller, Sandi Henderson, Denyse Schmidt, and Park Slope. In order to visualize the arrangement of pattern and color, I scanned the fabrics and created thumbnail sketches to scale on my computer. I’ll move and readjust the scans, playing Colorforms on my Mac, until I find a pattern I’m happy with. After a lot of cutting and a few early morning sessions at the sewing machine using my sketch as a guide, I had the finished quilt pictured below. It was for a newborn and measured 35″ square.
It starts in the sketchbook!
Both of you guys are very creative and talented and you have my utmost respect and admiration.
Thanks JT, we appreciate it! * blushes *
Now, where do we send the check again?