Monday, August 16, 2010

EBULLIENT


EXUBERANCE
That's the title I've chosen for the quilt I made -- just this morning, in a frenzy of inspiration. I've been in a slump for the past 4-5 months, don;'t know why, and I got out of it the day of a big storm last week when the electricity was knocked out for over a day. I sat by the light from a window and made a small quilt by hand, something I haven't done for a couple of years. And when the electricity came back on, I had the sewing machine going with my other idea, which is this quilt, and may start a series.
Exuberance is made from sewing small triangles all over an ugly piece of fabric that I knew I was never going to use. Many of the triangles are left over pieces of Flying Geese that went into a humongous quilt I made for the bed -- something I'll never do again. Too big, too much sewing. I had no idea I had so many Flying Geese triangles left over... and still more. I think I put them to good use, and I love how it came out.

Susanne

4 comments:

  1. Susanne... this is BRILL!! and so much better in that you are out of your creative slump!
    So now, on reveal day... may we expect to see a series? Huh? Please?

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  2. Glad you are out of your slump. This is beautiful. I love the color combination. Great job!

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  3. Thank you for your kind comments. I have made two others in similar colors (all those leftover triangles) -- almost finished -- and another lined up with a different color scheme.

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  4. ebullient.......you got it! I am most taken with your choice of colors. They are so lively, so happy. A good thing, for sure. Helen

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