Inspiration at last!

An article by Rachel    Comments Off

Over a year ago, I took an applique class with a friend. I wanted to improve my applique skills. The class made this wall hanging:

I finished the four applique blocks in about a month. Then I started to set things together. When I started the project, I intended on following the pattern. Then I decided that I was more creative than the pattern. I got this far:

For over a year, I made no progress on the quilt. I wanted to finish it, but I didn’t know what to do. I knew that I want to put the appliqed blocks on point and create something for the corners. I didn’t know what the something was. So, it sat in a bag waiting for me to be inspired.

Last week, it all came together. I spent a lunch hour at Barnes & Noble flipping through the magazines. In Quilters-World I saw a beautiful lonestar quilt. I decided to work with it as a design element. I came up with this:

I love it. The image isn’t drawn exactly to scale, but the point is made. I like several thinks about the design: I will use applique and piecing in the quilt; there are an odd number of points in each corner; and I’ve never made a lonestar quilt before.

Now I need to made progress on the Irish Chain quilt so I can get started.