Two Inspirations, Two Quilts
Sometimes people who really don't know anything about quilts other than that they like them, will try to get a quilter to talk more about the craft by asking questions. One frequent question is, "How long did that take you to make?" And we have to explain to them that quilters generally don't think that way; we just make. The other frequent question is, "Where do you get your ideas?" While sometimes I follow a pattern, and occasionally I have a brilliant idea, many of my quilts have been inspired by those others have made. And the quilt shown here is kind of triply inspired. Let me tell you about that. Back in 2014, my friend Julie saw a quilt which was the basis for a class. The teacher had been inspired by this vintage quilt, had developed a class, and made a sample. Julie was hooked. You can read about her quilt, Leaf Peeping, here and here . I saw what Julie was doing and since I live way to far away to sign up for the class, I figured out for myself ho...
