Doodle Lesson-Large Scale Motifs

November 28, 2018


Lori Kennedy, Quilting Doodles  

Good Morning, Quilters and Doodlers!

One of my goals for 2019 is to work larger.  Now that I have a sit-down long arm, the  BERNINA Q20 (more on that later this week), I want to see how my motifs translate to large-scale patterns.

MOVE OVER MOOD BOARD

I have two large framed corkboards in my sewing room.  The boards double as design walls and vision boards.  

In other words, when I am not designing a quilt, they are filled with photos, magazine clippings, fabric swatches, and other inspirations.

Lori Kennedy, Vision Board

This week, I replaced the clippings with a sheet of brown kraft paper.

Lori Kennedy, Quilting Doodles

DOODLING LARGE

To doodle the large version of The Honeycomb, begin with vertical pencil lines two inches apart.

Lori Kennedy, Quilting Doodles

Add the design with a marker.  Stand back from the wall and get your entire arm moving–(that way we can call this exercise!?)

Lori Kennedy, Quilting Doodles

THE SET UP

You don’t need a bulletin board to doodle large–any wall and a little tape will work!

Wrapping paper is a great substitute for kraft paper.  Many rolls have a grid on the back–even better!

A GREAT QUILTING EXERCISE! (My kind of workout!)

Doodling large does two things: 

it helps plan quilt designs and

develop the muscle memory for quilting large-scale motifs.

LET’S GET QUILTING!

I’m going straight to my sewing machine!

What about YOU?

Are YOU ready to doodle?

Are YOU ready to quilt?

We’d LOVE to hear!

Your Quilt Exercise Coach,

Lori LaLane

PS…All tutorials, images and information are the property of Lori Kennedy at The Inbox Jaunt and are intended for personal use only.  Feel free to re-blog, pin or share with attribution to The Inbox Jaunt.  For all other purposes, please contact me at lckennedy@hotmail.com.  Thanks!

 

 

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