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 how to make it. The original quilt was set on point, the class sample was in straight rows, as was Julie's. I went for the on point layout. My quilt, The R5, was finished to flimsy stage in November of 2014. And then, for no good reason, it sat on a shelf for twelve years. You can learn about its name, The R5, here. Two weeks ago The R5 went to the machinist, and two days ago the binding was finished. Behold:
Which brings me to another quilt that was just finished, and the short(er) story of its inspiration.
You may (or may not) have noticed in the list of blogs I follow one called
Kokka Quilts. I've followed Linda for a few years, but we've never corresponded. I doubt she knows I exist. But, please, will you look at this quilt that serves as her blog header!
I was smitten. And after a while, I knew I had to act on said smittenness. This quilt was finished last week and is a graduation gift for a young woman who has just been appointed to study at The United States Naval Academy!
I'm delighted with how Jenna's quilt turned out. But I can't take all of the credit. It was Joe's idea to put the dark (Navy blue?) blue border on the quilt. And he was the one who noticed that the quilting panto that my machinist had suggested (click to enlarge) actually resembles ocean waves. How about
that!
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