![]() As a matter of fact, I find that when I am in a hurry or feeling harried that I make mistakes and create longer, more difficult work. Everything I do requires time, patience, concentration, and precision, and no amount of need or deadlines can rush that process. I feel stressed probably twice a year-graduation season and the holidays, but I am working to build calm into those seasons, too. The stories of my customers are unique for certain! I may be making a classic t-shirt quilt, but the shirts and fabrics vary. I usually have no problem with the interest because my clients bring me the best projects, and I can truly say they are all unique. I like my work best when it is unhurried, consistent, and interesting. And I don’t mean to say my creativity is slow, but it does have a rhythm. Lately I have been reminded of how slow the stitching process can be, never mind the creative process. Whew! I would say the studio has been hopping, but honestly it has been steady, methodical progress. Each row had five interfacing squares, so the quilt finished at 80”x80” with a total of 1600 two inch squares! I used twenty-five interfacing squares, with sixty-four two inch finished squares in each. ![]() I also labeled the interfacing squares with numbers on the back, so that I could better keep them in order, too. The layout would be easy to maintain through piecing that way. Then the interfacing squares could be carefully stacked. I could lay out the squares of interfacing, which is already marked with 2.5” squares, and then lay out the squares. I decided using an interfacing foundation for the piecing would also be beneficial for working on the layout. Those piles of colored squares were so satisfying! I stacked a family of fabrics together up to eight layers and cut strips and then squares. I used 1600 squares in the quilt top, and I had some left over from the layout-I cut extra to make the layout easier. I decided on 2” finished squares, so I cut all of the fabric I ordered. ![]() So while my brain worked on the construction side of the quilt, I began to work on the cutting. Then I had to decide on scale-1” squares? 2” finished squares? How would I piece them? Do I want to use an interfacing foundation to expedite piecing? Plus I wanted to lay out the whole quilt before I began piecing it. Always the color pattern was slowly emerging in my mind. Dark to light? Rainbow order (ROYGBIV)? Or follow the inspiration picture? Light to Dark? Even before cutting anything, I moved fabrics around and organized them in different ways. I washed the fabrics and I began to plot placement. I ordered several of their 12 step bundles and several yards of the solid white fabric, which gave me a good variety of colors to use along with the “background,” and they arrived bundled and bursting to be cut and pieced! I let the idea of the rainbow and the placement of the colors sit for a little while- the fabrics sat on my big studio table, so that I could see them everyday. ![]() ![]() I have to say, this quilt has taken me a long time! I’ve discussed my creative process here before, and this quilt needed some time to foment.įirst, I ordered the fabrics from Cherrywood Fabric ( ). I found the pattern Pixelated by Sedef Imer at But he had particular fabrics in mind, so I really designed the placement of the colors myself and pieced the top the way I wanted to piece it! I read through the pattern and the instructions are well done, and I think anyone could use their own scraps to create a similar quilt with that pattern. His latest idea, besides a few clothing related projects and one dog quilt (Yes, a quilt for his dog.) is a pixelation quilt. He usually texts me and says, “Hey–what do you think of this quilt? Can you make something like this?” So far, I have been able to say a resounding “Yes!” to his queries, and I am never disappointed! He always brings me exciting, interesting ideas, and he loves to pick out fabrics, too. This particular client loves looking at quilts and enjoys having them in his home. Most recently I have been working on a special project for one of my quilt-loving clients. T-Shirt quilts and memory quilts are predominantly what I make in my custom quilt making business however, I do have clients who want non-clothing related quilts made as well. ![]()
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