Whether or not you like how a quilt turned out, it is often instructive to review the design decisions that you made along the way. In the case of Simple String Theory, the following steps were involved: the spark of an idea – colourful strings hanging down; audition of colour – these fabrics were from […]
Technique:Design
The Humble Half Square Triangle
My first quilts were made from half-square triangles. When I was riding the escalators in the London Underground earlier in the month, I was intrigued by the promotional posters for the latest album by piano rock band Keane (no I had not heard of them before either). A most quilt-like design, I think you would […]
Coasting
I’ve been wanting to make a coastal themed quilt for a while and a number of exhibition/challenge opportunities (including the Guild’s Coast & Country challenge) are extra impetus. I’ve been playing with some fabric strips on the design wall (with some extra help from Photoshop). I don’t think I would ever make something as […]
Line Marking & the Dark-Light Principle of Design
Notan (a Japanese word meaning dark-light) focuses on the interaction between positive and negative space and is the subject of an excellent textbook of design exercises by Dorr Bothwell and Marlys Mayfield: I am enamoured with lines and stripes. My local council has today provided me with a graphic example of the elegance of black […]
Fabric Painting & Photoshop
Embrace your inner child, pull out the fabric paints and play! Then bring up the special effects in your photo editing software and play some more! The first photo shows some painting I did yesterday. The other photos show variations using Photoshop Elements:
Interconnected
For our next theme challenge, the Twelve by Twelve group is exploring ideas of “community”. I’ve posted some preliminary ideas on the Twelve by Twelve blog. I’m keen to experiment with my new Caran d’ache water soluble wax pastels and this might just be the quilt to do it with. By the way, my […]
