Monday, August 23, 2010

Inspiration from Sujata

I get a great deal of inspiration from other blogs. Sujata Shah's work is a source of delight for me.
When I asked how do you work? Sujata pondered that and made a quilt. Check it out on her blog.
It happened during my unplugged vacation week.

I had a bag of scraps with me. I dumped them into a tin wash basin I found in the cabin (along with a book I was reading). I thought about what Sujata said, that she was just going to pull scraps out of the bag and stitch them together.
I decided I needed to do a little presorting. Colorwise, for sure.

I sorted as I stitched. I found I liked mingling vintage and new fabrics. I think I've got the beginnings of several pieces here.

Thanks to Sujata and all of you who wrote about how you worked. Your thoughts inspired me.

6 comments:

  1. Your whole little "REBEL" group are all super inspiring...Wish you all lived closer to play! This looks like a whole lotta fun in that bucket...
    Can't wait to see more...

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  2. Thanks, Deb! I must admit that you and Victoria were the reason my last quilt was born!I am really glad to be part of this quilting world I knew nothing about until I entered the blogland!
    Can't wait to see what happens next!

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  3. Looks like some good scrappy blocks. Sujata is a great inspiration to me too!

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  4. Sometimes when the crazy bits quilts overwhelm my need for order, I cut them into HSTs and pair them with a solid. I've edge a few start tops like that, lately. Something about the solids takes my eye back from 'the edge o out of control' back to a more comfortable 'cheerfully rowdy'. It is un to sew this way, is't it?

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  5. Out of a paper bag, out of a wash basin!! Great way to quilt. Thank you all for inspiration.

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  6. totally with you: Sujata is amazing. great blocks you're working on!

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