Thanks everyone for the lovely comments on the Paper Boat pattern we released on Wednesday!
In the meantime, more days have passed so more designs have been made.
3-18: feathered hues and blossoming hues – Playing with minimalism and repeats. I like that the one on the right evokes a cherry blossom feel without being too literal.
As of today, I’ve been making a design-a-day for two months. Wowza!
3-19: sprouting hues – I was inspired by the way ivy climbs up a wall which is both beautiful and destructive.
I feel like I’m starting to find my style, and what I like, which is comforting.
3-20: elephant hues – literal and more abstracted. The left design I was trying to capture the look of chalkboard art. The design on the right is one that I had printed at spoonflower.
But at the same time, comfort makes it harder to push the envelope, and makes the uncomfortable new areas even MORE uncomfortable by comparison.
3-21: feathered brights and sweetened brights – The one on the left I will definitely make into a real quilt sometime soon. I was very happy with how the colors look like a mountainscape visible through the feathered shapes. The one on the right is my current project. This was where the macaron quilt began.
So it feels like more days are a struggle now, with lots of “repeated” motifs and ideas, and nothing new.
3-22: color cloves and petalled pinks – I’ve decided that orange peel is the cure-all for quilt design. It always looks good!
I’m trying to work through it, because I know this is just one of those many artistic hurdles, and that heart of it, I’m still enjoying the process.
3-23: dessert hues – The beginning of my low volumes + bright splashes of colors phase. This will be showing up more in the future. I can’t help it, I really like this style!
But it can be pretty frustrating, sometimes.
3-24: hummingbird hues – Hummingbirds are my mom’s favorite, so I was immediately drawn to do this image, even though I didn’t like the colors. I made the stars to mimic the movement of hummingbird wings. This is one of my favorite designs I’ve created so far, and I love the colors! Go figure.
With all that said, the designs from this week I’m displaying here are some of my favorites I’ve made. 🙂
Have rotary, will travel cut up my precious squares. Four down, some-large-number-I-don’t-want-to-put-a-name-to to go. The rest of the family has different plans […]
Thanks Christa! I’ve been throwing some of them up on spoonflower, but funny enough, I’m having trouble with colors. I like my quilt colors very different from my fabric colors, and my brain has trouble swapping between the two when it comes time to design. It’s been an interesting challenge!
Thanks so much! 🙂 There’s definitely quite a few I want to make from this particular week. I just wish I could make the quilt tops as fast as I can design them! lol
Thanks so much, Sarah! I think it might be my running favorite, still. Which is funny because it is actually a very simple design and came together without much trouble at all. (Some of these designs I have to really fight for!)
Wow, thank you! Feathered Brights is either next or close to next on my list of the quilt designs I want to make. I really enjoy the mountainscape through the feathers thing. 🙂
Hahaha Interesting! The left ones tend to be the more minimalistic of the two when they’re paired. Usually I’d do something abstract/minimalist and then feel like it was “too simple” or “too easy” and do another one. 🙂
Oh yes, the hummingbird and feathered brights are great. A whole new riff on the feathers and stars of the quilt world. Something brand new and intriguing.
Thanks so much! 🙂 I feel like a lot of what I make is derivative, but sometimes you have to get all that out to make room for something original to surface. (Sure wish that happened a bit more often, though. lol)
17 thoughts on “Quilt Design A Day”
Some real winners here! The ivy and the hummingbird designs are my favorites.
Thank you! 😀 Both of those have been turned into paper-piecing patterns, they’re just waiting for their turn to be tested. 🙂
These are all great – some of them would also make awesome fabric designs!!
Thanks Christa! I’ve been throwing some of them up on spoonflower, but funny enough, I’m having trouble with colors. I like my quilt colors very different from my fabric colors, and my brain has trouble swapping between the two when it comes time to design. It’s been an interesting challenge!
Totally agree with christa
Two thumbs up: sprouting!! elephant, feathered brights!! petalled pinks! and hummingbird!!! I can hear those buzzing wings.
Thanks so much! 🙂 There’s definitely quite a few I want to make from this particular week. I just wish I could make the quilt tops as fast as I can design them! lol
Hummingbird hues is awesome. Definitely my favourite of your designs (that I’ve seen) so far.
Thanks so much, Sarah! I think it might be my running favorite, still. Which is funny because it is actually a very simple design and came together without much trouble at all. (Some of these designs I have to really fight for!)
I like the desert hues the most. Petalled pink remainded me of the Olympics 🙂 Good job!
Ooooh, I probably was inspired by the Olympics motif without really thinking about it, you’re right. I think it’s prettier in the olympic colors! 😉
Loving the feathered brights. Love all your designs, really. These would make great quilts, and a great book.
Wow, thank you! Feathered Brights is either next or close to next on my list of the quilt designs I want to make. I really enjoy the mountainscape through the feathers thing. 🙂
Know what’s strange, all of the left designs are my favorite LOL. But the hummingbirds are so amazing!
Hahaha Interesting! The left ones tend to be the more minimalistic of the two when they’re paired. Usually I’d do something abstract/minimalist and then feel like it was “too simple” or “too easy” and do another one. 🙂
Oh yes, the hummingbird and feathered brights are great. A whole new riff on the feathers and stars of the quilt world. Something brand new and intriguing.
Thanks so much! 🙂 I feel like a lot of what I make is derivative, but sometimes you have to get all that out to make room for something original to surface. (Sure wish that happened a bit more often, though. lol)