But slowly & surely I've been piecing this - Batik Bricks. Originally I'd bought the red & purple fabrics to make a quilt for a friend but when I showed her another batik quilt she told me that she wasn't really a fan. So much for that - I figured I'd just make it for myself. The thing is... I'm not a huge fan of the color combination.
So I'm going to finish this one up, but I don't know what I'm going to do with it. All I know is I've got to stop making quilts for other people. Or at least I need to make a bunch more for me first.
I was reading on another blog a couple weeks ago about quilts as works of arts or as functional pieces... and in the comments there was a split among the quilters, some who want their quilts used and loved and worn to pieces over a lifetime on beds & couches and others who liked to keep their quilts pristine, see them as works of art & display them proudly, or keep them safely tucked away in closets to look at once in a while. Obviously those are the two extremes, and most people are somewhere in the middle. But personally I'm a use 'em to bits kind of quilter.
But I do also like the artistic aspect of quilting and... my personal confession is that sometimes I take out all of my quilts just to look at them. =)
Ok - back to homework now. Tengo mucho tarea.
3 comments:
Well ~I~ happen to think it looks smashing. So there.
I agree, you need to make more quilts just for *you*! In your last post you had made a quilt to sell and then ended up loving it. Perhaps this is the quilt you should sell, since you don't like the color combo? (I'm not a purple & red fan either.)
All your quilts laid out like that are so gorgeous! I love the pink and orange one with all the little squares.
I was just thinking how much I like the purple and red combo when you said you didn't much care for it!
I love that you get out all your quilts and look at them! They look great lying there all together!
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