Done Experimenting for a While
Sometimes the lure of new materials and techniques is irresistible - and can be completely distracting. After yet another one of these detours, I've returned to my comfort zone. It's not that it's comfortable necessarily - but it's what I enjoy. It's me. It's how I want my work to look. Is that a bad thing? I think not. If creating doesn't provide one with some sense of pleasure, why do it?
Back when I first started quilting, I discovered that i really didn't like most geometric patterns. Instead, I went for the intricate stuff like Mariner's Compass, Carolina Lily, Feathered Lone Star. I preferred to piece by hand to ensure all my points were perfect. Then I discovered applique and fell in love. Baltimore Album Applique, to be more specific. Now I prefer to do my applique by machine, but I still love applique. Piecing just isn't my thing.
Fusing isn't my thing either. I like the feel of a quilt sandwich and I like to do hand-embellishing. Trying to pull a needle through fusible isn't my idea of fun. I tried using some new fusible that's really light - it worked great until I added the batting and started to machine quilt. Then all of the edges started to lift.
This doesn't mean that I'm not open to new ideas - I am; if I wasn't I'd still be making Baltimore Album Applique quilts :-)
Back when I first started quilting, I discovered that i really didn't like most geometric patterns. Instead, I went for the intricate stuff like Mariner's Compass, Carolina Lily, Feathered Lone Star. I preferred to piece by hand to ensure all my points were perfect. Then I discovered applique and fell in love. Baltimore Album Applique, to be more specific. Now I prefer to do my applique by machine, but I still love applique. Piecing just isn't my thing.
Fusing isn't my thing either. I like the feel of a quilt sandwich and I like to do hand-embellishing. Trying to pull a needle through fusible isn't my idea of fun. I tried using some new fusible that's really light - it worked great until I added the batting and started to machine quilt. Then all of the edges started to lift.
This doesn't mean that I'm not open to new ideas - I am; if I wasn't I'd still be making Baltimore Album Applique quilts :-)
posted by Mary at 8:07 AM
4 Comments:
See, I'm afraid to 'miss' something that is soooo me, that I get jazzed by new materials but it can be overwhelming at times.
so, do we get to see what you are working on? there's a button on my bulletin board: "I finally turned my life around, and now i'm back where i strated."
Personally, i think we do spiral around as we learn and grow. We keep coming back to ourselves, integrating what we learned from the side trips.
drop me a line, we need to talk!
lc-w
I'm not nuts about fusing, either. I do it, but sparingly. And I always stitch around it anyway because I don't trust it.
But if we don't experiment, we don't learn - and it's always good to discover new things we love as well as find out what we never want to do again.
R.
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