Commentary about works in progress, design & creativity
The Peacock is finally finished. Technically, it was a challenge. I was able to add a lot of fabric to the fabric used column of my spreadsheet. Still, I am not a fan of this quilt. I am not sure why, but I just don’t like it. I don’t hate it and am really glad … Continue reading “Finished: The Peacock”
Colleen emailed me and told me that The Peacock has been quilted and is ready for me to pick up. I have to admit that I was kind of wondering where it was, so I was glad to get the email. The feathers look great and I can’t wait to see the rest. I also … Continue reading “The Peacock is Quilted”
I finally finished the Peacock top. The photo looks a little odd, because my design wall isn’t large enough for the whole top so it is bent around the corner and taped to the fabric closet door. Still, done is done albeit large. I also finished the back this past weekend. I knew it would … Continue reading “Peacock Top Complete”
Since we have been obsessing over the Peacock, I decided to use the Peacock piece, as is, for ColorPlay this week. Ok, I have been obsessing I would have cropped out more of my design wall, but decided just to leave it in and see what happened. Since the colors are all cool colors, I … Continue reading “ColorPlay Peacock”
I sewed a few seams last night and think I made some progress that sent me over the edge into less decision making and more rote sewing. I think. I need to get past the small hexies to get to the point where I can finish the top background. On the left is the piece … Continue reading “Incremental Peacock Progress”
I spent several hours over the weekend working on the Peacock. I was determined to make progress and I did! I am pleased with the progress that I made. Several hard decisions were made and lots of sewing was completed. I spent a lot of time on Saturday making the smaller hexagons large enough to … Continue reading “More Peacock Progress”
It has been hard to get going again on the Peacock. I don’t know why. I think it required contemplation and I really have just had snatches of time here and there over the past few weeks. Some projects require concentration and no progress is made without the time and mindspace for concentration. The problem … Continue reading “Progress Finally – The Peacock”
In my last post, I talked about how my design method can run into problems. Still, it is the way I work and I don’t want to plan out a whole quilt in each detail before I work on it as there would be no reason to make it. Therefore, I have to cope with … Continue reading “Peacock Solids”
Push has really come to shove on this project. I have to decide how to arrange the solids in the upper right hand corner. I have some strips cut and some ideas percolating, but this is where my design and construction style can run into problems. I think the blues I have on the right … Continue reading “The Peacock – a Bit of Progress”
I know I just wrote about my progress on The Peacock a few days ago, but I have made more progress and I am pretty excited. The progress feels kind of like a baby. The first few months of a baby’s life sees a lot of change in their looks. In this piece, each row … Continue reading “Peacock Work Continues”
Time does funny things to my head when I am sewing. I know I sewed A LOT over the weekend. Still, I felt like it wasn’t enough. Will there ever be enough time to sew? I don’t know. During all that time, I worked, mostly, on the Peacock. I now have 10 rows sewn together … Continue reading “More Peacock”
As I mentioned the other day, I was able to piece in some of the small blocks. It isn’t a very linear or straightforward process and there is a lot of fiddling that goes on. One issue I am having is with measurements. I know each row is 3.5″ wide, so I have cut solids … Continue reading “Peacock Details”
I spent some time on Saturday night and most of the day Sunday trying to make progress on The Peacock. I now have four rows sewn together in a chunk. A fifth is the start of a new chunk. The piecing is very labor intensive, though not as labor intensive as Y seams. The good … Continue reading “More on the Peacock”
During the past little while, I have been flinging curses at the Peacock as it sits on my design wall, taking up space and glaring smugly at me. No more. I made two cuts on Sunday and was off. With those two rotary cut strips, everything changed. Finishing the piecing actually became possible…. no probable. … Continue reading “The Peacock Progresses”
The Peacock has been on the design wall and I am not as excited as I was. I thought that it would be quite exciting, but I am not excited now. I am trying not to take down all the blocks and put it away, though I do think that is a very real possibility. … Continue reading “Peacock Again”