Renaissance...the activity, spirit, or time of the great revival of art, literature, and learning....a renewal of life, vigor, interest..... Renaissance living involves finding the creativity in your everyday life. It is often frugal living, or crafty living, but it is also much more than that. It is finding the art and beauty in the world around us, and making the most of that. It is love and time with family and friends. Renaissance living is creating a happy, healthy lifestyle.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Quilting Challenges
October had some design challenges for my quilting. The first was the variable star for Block Lotto. It was a lesson in value. The background was supposed to be light, while the star was made from medium and dark fabrics. I tried to ignore color and just look at the value of the material. The first thing I found was that I didn't have many pieces of material in color that would be considered light in value. That's something I will have to remedy. The other thing I realized was that even neutrals like beige were not necessarily light in value. Interesting challenge. I hope these two blocks came out okay.
The other challenge was a for my Stay at Home Robin. This is always a challenge in that I have no idea where we are going. This month we were supposed to add a 3x9 strip to the left side. I had a great piece of print that I knew I wanted to use, but as I laid it along side the quilt so far I realized I had a couple of problems. One was that I had used sharp points and also curves already. So I wanted to find a way to incorporate both shape elements in this piece. The other thing I wanted to do, was to spread the hint of green a little further. Here's what I came up with. Hope it works.
Both were fun and made me think.
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2 comments:
wish i knew how to quilt....one of these days.... *sigh
Love your stay at home robin...
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