Is it okay to say I was inspired by myself?? I was reading some old posts on my blog one day and I saw the nice nine patch quilt I made a few years ago. I thought to myself, that quilt made me happy. I want to make another one. And so I did.
The linen was a bear to work with, but it all worked out in the end because it wrinkled up beautifully and wrinkles are very forgiving. Forgiveness is a good thing so I’ll forgive the linen for being a stinker and continue using it.
A few squares left over meant that the back could have a touch of modern.
The nine patch set on point like this is one of my favorite classic quilt designs, right up there with the Chimney Sweep Quilt. Simple squares. Sweet. Fun.
What a great quilt! You make it sound so easy! I have three or four quilts I should finish up.
I didn’t mean to make it sound easy because it really wasn’t. Me and the linen were not getting along there for a good few days.
I absolutely love this quilt! I need to make one (it would solve my agony about choosing fabrics to go together)!
Thanks for blogging about your quilt. It is so nice to see something positive and accomplished. It is very encouraging. Hope your schooling is going well also.
Yes, getting something done is always a good thing! It took about 3 weeks from start to finish with some bumps along the way.
I love the idea of being inspired by yourself. I’ve been updating my blog lately and thinking, “wow, that project was really cute! I should do something like that again.” Sometimes you don’t have to go elsewhere to find new and creative ideas.
Sometimes in blogging I feel the pressure to produce something original all the time and I’m just not creative enough to make that happen.
It feels good to go back and do something you enjoy and are familiar with.
Beautiful, as usual. I’m kind of partial to pinwheels myself. lol.
That’s a lovely quilt. I’ve seen some really complicated quilt designs out there, but the ones that I am always drawn to are the simple ones – as in simple design, not necessarily simple to actually make!
I would never have guessed that those colors went together…you just have an excellent sense of that!
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