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What goes around, comes around
Apr. 18th, 2025 02:36 pmIt's hard to believe that I started teaching my daughter to quilt 25 years ago; more intensely 10 to 15 years ago. I have solid sewing and traditional quilting skills. Laura would take each skill and go leaping beyond what I could do, with experimental and modern twists (from traditional crazy quilting to piecing detailed pictures in a matter of weeks). I've gone right on doing mostly traditional piecework, though my color and design sense are on the nontraditional side.
A year ago I suddenly figured out how to follow through on a design I've been imagining. I spent months piecing it, and then had to pause for six months to develop my quilting skills (the actual process of sewing the layers together). I finished that last week, and the ideas just keep flowing-- I've got three designs in mind now. One is already in process, the second is close.
What's really amusing me now is that Laura and I just created strikingly similar designs on the same day, without any consultation. They won't be identical, and in fact will highlight our different styles, but they'll definitely seem like companion pieces. We are already contemplating a mother/daughter show!
A year ago I suddenly figured out how to follow through on a design I've been imagining. I spent months piecing it, and then had to pause for six months to develop my quilting skills (the actual process of sewing the layers together). I finished that last week, and the ideas just keep flowing-- I've got three designs in mind now. One is already in process, the second is close.
What's really amusing me now is that Laura and I just created strikingly similar designs on the same day, without any consultation. They won't be identical, and in fact will highlight our different styles, but they'll definitely seem like companion pieces. We are already contemplating a mother/daughter show!
