The pressures of the day job have been getting to me lately, especially since too many work obligations have left me without the time and energy for quilting over the past few weeks. I get frustrated and stressed when I don't have time for creative contemplation, and last night I couldn't sleep for all the thoughts spinning in my head. Basically, I'm not happy if I'm not creating. Finally, around 1:30 a.m. I just got out of bed to work on a quilt that I started imagining back in August for VMQG's latest challenge.
I spent about forty minutes or so cutting fabric and piecing before going to bed, and I continued with another forty minutes or so of sewing this morning. I didn't work on the actual challenge quilt, but a small preliminary study in order to experiment with raw edge applique. For me, the challenge fabrics immediately inspired a vision of scattered leaves across a pieced background, and with the preliminary study, I'm trying to see if I can bring that vision to life. Here's the quilt thus far:
It feels so good to be creating again. I will sleep well tonight!
I spent about forty minutes or so cutting fabric and piecing before going to bed, and I continued with another forty minutes or so of sewing this morning. I didn't work on the actual challenge quilt, but a small preliminary study in order to experiment with raw edge applique. For me, the challenge fabrics immediately inspired a vision of scattered leaves across a pieced background, and with the preliminary study, I'm trying to see if I can bring that vision to life. Here's the quilt thus far:
It feels so good to be creating again. I will sleep well tonight!
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