Showing posts with label sketches. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sketches. Show all posts

Thursday, April 7, 2016

Commission Prep Work

Commissions are coming in rather in bunches lately. While I am eager to start these quilts, I really feel more comfortable working from a plan or picture. Here is the way I make this happen.


Drawing out a rough design gives me a better sense of what I'm doing. I find that just "winging it" generally is not the best plan for me to follow. Or lack of plan, maybe? *grin*

So the sketches above took me about 2 hours each to finish. Many mistakes made their way to the waste bin, but I now have pretty reliable plans for all three.

The gray, white and peach quilt will be a baby quilt for a momma-to-be who is expecting a little girl in July. 

In the middle is Tardis. You Dr. Who fans will recognize it, I'm sure. Since I don't watch the show, I can only go by the pictures I find in online searches. This one was a bugger to figure out, and I hope I've got it set to be lap-throw size.

The one on the bottom is destined to be a king-size quilt in black, beige, gray and tan with a modern feel to it. I need to use more dark colors in the actual quilt, but it should be a straightforward construction.

Ah, the creative process. Now to get busy on the creating process!

Happy Quilting, Friends!