Truly, Deeply, Madly!

I absolutely love being immersed in the depths of creativity!

This has been one of the most creatively productive periods I’ve had all year, as I gear up for the Saskatoon Quilters Guild Biennial Fall Workshop coming up next month. Although plenty of class samples were made well in advance, I’m currently creating a few more and becoming incredibly inspired by fresh design work. I just can’t seem to work fast enough to keep up with the ideas. Unfortunately it doesn’t always leave time for blogging on a regular basis.

Class sample

Class sample - stage two

Class sample - final result

The photo above demonstrates my process of how a project can sometimes get away from me and become larger than life. A quilt will often take on a life of its own and demand to be larger or more complex than your original intentions. I tend to follow my instincts when this occurs and I’m usually pleasantly surprised with the results.

Original class sample

The workshop samples you see above are for the class “Fearless Colour and Print” that will be presented on October 18-19th. I will be teaching students how to push the boundaries of colour theory and overcome the fear of using unusual or challenging prints in their quilt making. We will also work to develop unique settings for the resulting quilt blocks constructed during class.

I’ve recently taken this new quilt sample off the longarm and completed the binding, allowing me to move on to another new sample. I’ll keep you posted on my progress.

Hope to see you in Saskatoon!

as always, carol