Lifted Logic Web Design in Kansas City clock location phone play check_box_outline_blank check_box chevron-down chevron-left chevron-right chevron-up facebook instagram google plus pinterest linkedin radio_button_checked radio_button_unchecked twitter youtube arrow-up send
Connect
Lori Kennedy Quilts
  • QAL
    • 2021 QAL
    • 2020 QAL
  • About
    • About Lori Kennedy Quilts
  • Shop
  • Motifs
    • All
    • Animals/Bugs
    • Background Fills
    • Easy/Beginner
    • Fan Favorites
    • Seasonal/Holiday
    • Patterns/Shapes
    • Illustrations
    • Flowers/Leaves
  • Machine Quilting
    • Basics
    • Quick Tips
    • Sewing Machine
    • Thread
    • Batting
    • Design
    • Ruler Work
    • Misc
  • Projects
    • Applique
    • Organization
    • Quilt
    • DIY
    • Doodles
    • Paper Piecing
    • Sewing
    • Uncategorized
  • Inspiration
    • Gallery
    • Watercolor
    • Creativity
    • All
    • Seamstresses in Fine Art

Buried Treasure and The Creative Process

February 13, 2013

Mariner's Compass quilt block, quilting, drafting

Once in a while, it pays to clean and organize…A few weeks ago, I found this Mariner’s Compass block buried in a box of unfinished quilt pieces…

Mariner's Compass quilt block, quilting, drafting

I drafted it the old-fashioned way…with rulers and a compass–onto freezer paper.  Freezer paper has an adhesive side that can be ironed onto fabric…

Mariner's Compass quilt block, quilting, drafting

For some reason, this project got interrupted and forgotten…only to be found again now…like pieces of gold from a shipwreck…

Mariner's Compass quilt block, quilting, drafting

Now it is hanging on my sewing room wall where I can see it daily and let design choices “incubate” while I work on other projects…

Mariner's Compass quilt block, quilting, drafting

I typically have a few projects in the “incubator” while working on other quilts.  Then one day, all the ideas will “gel” in my wee little brain, and I will lock myself up in my sewing room for several hours and plunge into the project…

Mariner's Compass quilt block, quilting, drafting

It’s an odd creative process, but that’s typically how it works for me…What about you?  Do you have a “typical creative process“?  Do you work a project from beginning to end or do you stop along the way to work on other things?  I am fascinated by “the creative process”…

You might also like:  The Black Swan

and Colorful Quilts, Stealing from the Experts

Related

Share Article

Please share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)

Categories

Creativity Quilt

Tagged

Fiber Arts fresh modern quilts Mariner's Compass Paper piecing photography quilt quilting Quilts Sewing the creative process Works in progress

8 responses to “Buried Treasure and The Creative Process”

  1. Judy@grandparentsplus2 says:
    February 13, 2013 at 6:12 am

    My creative process has developed from reading and enjoying the many talented quilters on the web. I’ve started two quilt tops for my grandchildren, and I’m not going to start another quilting project until I finish these.:)

  2. Lynette says:
    February 13, 2013 at 7:49 am

    Wow!! What a gorgeous find. 😀 That’s a really great compass block, Lori. I’m a “Percolator,” too. Almost always, my mind mulls and considers and thinks – both in the foreground and the background – until I suddenly realize I have a coherent concept to work with. It’s quite rare for me to successfully just start in and develop as I go along, although I frequently tweak the concept that emerged, especially when encountering difficulties rendering my idea. I’m the same way with my scholastic writing – which makes me a real absent-minded professor-type when I’ve got a paper due!!

  3. mtetar says:
    February 13, 2013 at 4:15 pm

    Patience!!! Very nice. Mtetar

  4. lucindalines says:
    February 13, 2013 at 5:32 pm

    Sounds like what I have to do when working on a sermon. I need to stew for a bit before it falls into place.

  5. Pingback: The Quilt Notebook-The Unfinished Project Page (or Pages) | The Inbox Jaunt
  6. Pingback: Finding Your Way with a Mariner’s Compass « Glorious Color Blog
  7. Yvonne Jordan says:
    January 30, 2014 at 9:06 am

    beautiful! Love the idea of graph paper in a notebook all in 1 place. Mine seem to scatter!

  8. 2nana50 says:
    January 2, 2015 at 1:38 am

    Generally I start a project, & if all is going relatively smooth, I see it thru. But, there have been a couple of times, when there were projects like block if the monnth, where I got behind with this one ckub, & none if them wanted to give me any suggestions ir help, so I just stuck it back. Although at the time my feelings said to trash it. So I kept project & dumped club… They never made me feel like I was a part of them anyway. Glad I kept kit!! Will try & restart it this year!!

Comments are closed.
  • Lori Kennedy Quilts

    Lori Kennedy

    Hi! I’m Lori Kennedy, machine quilter, & author from Minnesota. Check out my monthly newsletter & my articles. Machine quilting is my passion. From doodling to quilting, I’m here in my Minnesota studio to help you get quilting.

    Get Your Signed Copy Today!

    Buy Now!

    Subscribe to Blog via Email

    Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

    Join 14,401 other subscribers
  • Related Articles
  • March 2021 •

    Creativity and more

    Deep Work Quilting

  • April 2020 •

    Creativity and more

    Quilting as Meditation

  • December 2019 •

    Creativity and more

    A Creative Christmas

BERNINA Ambassador Badge round (1)
Lori Kennedy Quilts
Copyright © 2023 Lori Kennedy Quilts. All Rights Reserved.
 

Loading Comments...