Whew, January is finally here! M and I are slowly working through our long distance stitches project - I am so excited to actually start sewing!
For the holidays I went to Alaska for a couple of weeks. On the way there it was cloudy so my view from the plane was very blah, but on the way back I got to see sunrise above Washington from the air. Living in farm country I am fascinated by the patterns farming and ranching makes to the ground. It always reminds me of potential organic quilting designs. In eastern Washington contour plowing creates fabulous wavy designs following the topography of the land for miles. Imagine my surprise when flying over mid Washington to see perfect circles on large plots of land! I of course first imagined aliens and crop circles but it occurred to me it is most likely due to the way that area uses the hundreds of feet of revolving sprinklers. I missed getting pictures of the circles, but I did get a few good pictures of farms from above. You can see below the wonderful patchwork it makes of our land.
When I got back in January that I got my inspiration box. Inside I find a this mix of blues and a white fabric, silver metallic thread, white and bronze ribbons and a fabulous selection of beads. I had previously gotten some tone on tone fabrics with the idea of doing something with the farm patchwork idea. The fabrics create a very interesting blend.
Included in the box were some inspiration words;
cozy
winter
silver linings
new
Oh the potential! Did some delighted texting and decided to do 12 inch blocks. As I am doing a quilt-as-you-go method, I am seriously thinking about piecing both sides. We will see. I see a side with a modern design, and a side with a 4 patch variation. My creative brain is percolating away!
What do you see when you look at the pictures below?
see you next time!
For the holidays I went to Alaska for a couple of weeks. On the way there it was cloudy so my view from the plane was very blah, but on the way back I got to see sunrise above Washington from the air. Living in farm country I am fascinated by the patterns farming and ranching makes to the ground. It always reminds me of potential organic quilting designs. In eastern Washington contour plowing creates fabulous wavy designs following the topography of the land for miles. Imagine my surprise when flying over mid Washington to see perfect circles on large plots of land! I of course first imagined aliens and crop circles but it occurred to me it is most likely due to the way that area uses the hundreds of feet of revolving sprinklers. I missed getting pictures of the circles, but I did get a few good pictures of farms from above. You can see below the wonderful patchwork it makes of our land.
When I got back in January that I got my inspiration box. Inside I find a this mix of blues and a white fabric, silver metallic thread, white and bronze ribbons and a fabulous selection of beads. I had previously gotten some tone on tone fabrics with the idea of doing something with the farm patchwork idea. The fabrics create a very interesting blend.
Included in the box were some inspiration words;
cozy
winter
silver linings
new
Oh the potential! Did some delighted texting and decided to do 12 inch blocks. As I am doing a quilt-as-you-go method, I am seriously thinking about piecing both sides. We will see. I see a side with a modern design, and a side with a 4 patch variation. My creative brain is percolating away!
What do you see when you look at the pictures below?
see you next time!
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| Materials for Indigo's January Block |
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| Inspiration picture - farmland from the air in Washington |
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| Inspiration sketches |
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