Giving Myself Permission {To Take Baby Steps}

 

 

So , from February 21-24, 2013,

Modern Quilters

from all around descended upon

Austin, TX to attend

QuiltCon.

 

Alas, this Little Lady didn't get to attend (this time)!

 

However,

Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and blogs everywhere

were filled with photos

of beautiful, modern quilts.

Inspiration and color were EVERYWHERE!

(so much that this Little Lady was a bit jealous)

 

 

I channelled my inner Denis Schmidt

& I gave myself permission

to let go

and try to make something modern (my version)

 

Something outside my normal, mainly traditional sense of quilting style.

 

I thought that I would try something

made entirely of solid fabrics.

You see

I have NEVER done something

made of ALL solid fabric.

 

I have an entire rainbow of Moda Bella Solids,

but sometimes

it is hard to see something without the prints to move my eye.

 

Baby steps you see...

 

I thought that it would be easiest to choose one color story

and work within that color story.

 

Baby steps you see...

 

Since it is close to St. Patrick's Day, here is what I choose:

 

 

 

Somehow my favorite American Jane print made it into the bunch

but it didn't stay for long.

 

Baby steps you see..

 

I finally settled on the following Moda Bella Solids:

 

 

Lime, Green Apple, and Pistachio (sounds like a crazy ice cream flavor)

 

Then I just started cutting

different size squares.

I wanted to make them totally wonky

but I just couldn't do it.

 

Baby steps you see...

 

 

When I started to lay out all of the pieces,

I started to panic....

that traditional Little Lady wanted to come out!

 

I almost caved & started using these:

 

 

I silenced her and kept on moving forward

with the solids.

 

 

More Baby Steps to come!

 

Until Next Time...Happy Quilting