Inspired By Many

The second 3 week period 

of working on a UFO is over.

And I have another finish.

You might remember the batik challenge

I wrote about 3 weeks ago. (here)

The members of my quilt group,

Quilt Therapy,

did a fabric exchange where we

each started with a yard of batik and ripped, kept half,

and passed.

Eventually ending up with 

7 different pieces,

7 different amounts of each.

The challenge I gave myself

was to try some of Gwen Marston's liberating tips

and techniques and see what happened.
It seemed only fitting.

I have watched many of you
from afar
working with an improv style
and knew it was time to step out,
just alittle.

I started with a few liberated stars

and kept sewing trying different blocks

until I put everything together in a simple nine patch.

I tried just about everything.

It was quite fun and I

even liked what I had created.

Having ventured out of my norm

I had to continue the same spirit with

the quilting.

Those of you who regularly break the barriers

in quiltmaking,

this may not seem too extraordinary,
but you have been an inspiration to me.

This was actually quite a freeing experience as

small as these baby steps were.

But wait there's more.

I used the "crumbs" for the back.

The edges were finished with a facing

rather than a binding,
another first.

This was a great experience,

trying lots of new techniques and ideas.

"Liberated Spirit"

"Sunflowers"

22 inches

Having been quilt making for over 40 years,
it just goes to prove there's always an opportunity
to try new things and see where it takes you.
Old quilters might be willing to try
new tricks.

Until Next Time-

Kyle