Here are components of a good creative mind ready for sewing.
1. A messy desk. Make sure you have lots of types of creative materials, like watercolors, that have nothing to do with sewing on your desk and in the way. And lots of wires too. The ones in view here are for recharging gadgets.
2. A crude plan. (apologies for the photo facing the wrong direction), when you start out even a simple pencil sketch or in this case a marker sketch can get you on your way. This is a sketch of week #2 of the Tetris quilt along. You can see week #1 here. And I should give myself a few bonus points, because this sketch is at least cut out and glued into my sewing journal. Less chances of being lost that way, right?
3. A floor that is clean enough to put fabric on. I know. I hear you asking me why I'm not using my design wall for exactly this use. I'll get to why next. But, first let's focus on the floor. If you are going to put fabric on it, be sure it's free of dog hair and stuff. Mine turned out to be kinda hairy and it took a few shakes of the fabric to return the hairy stuff back to the floor.
4. A design wall that's full to the brim. Hence the reason I had to layout my above pieces on the floor. A cluttered design wall is just as good as a cluttered desk. Gives your brain no room to process and forces you right into sewing action since there is no 'holding zone' for something else in progress. And I still hold that the only way these triangles are coming down is either sew or press them. Seriously.
Yes, I'm being sarcastic as heck, but what fun to dive back into some sewing time after a way to long break. I'm sure it'll be smooth sailing from here.
3 comments:
Fun post, and oh, I wish I could sew...I took sewing in high school but never continued with it. I had an old sewing machine in the closet for years just waiting for me to make an effort...maybe someday when my kids are older...I keep thinking I may have more time.
What a fun post to read!! Thanks for the smile.
Great block!
Wow, the tetris block looks like a prism as well. Love it!!
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