Journey Of A Design- Part 1

I thought it might be fun to share how a design (or an idea in my head) comes to life. I have a few new designs in progress at the moment but Id like to share this one with you. For this project I was given the fabric first and then let loose with the design:

This is Modas Winter range!!! Gorgeous fabrics, so my mind was full of ideas. For me, a design usually comes to life with a theme or a phrase......something dear to me. I usually draft ideas in the car, waiting to pick up Cohen from school...... quiet time!!! They start in my "el cheapo" sketchbook and then i proceed to draft them up on paper:

Trust me, even after my drawing class, I still tend to use "half a tree" worth of paper to get the design I want. I have found that drawing parts of the design and then putting it all together works so much better for me!!! Once I draw it up in black pen, I transfer the design to fabric and then I have to choose the cottons:

I have boxes like this!!! How do you chose what colours work best??? I went with redwork, its my favorite at the moment and it works so well with the fabrics:

Stitching was fun!!! I still made a tweak or two in the process!!!! Im loving the Xmas theme!! Now how will I set the design??? More in Part 2!

9 comments

  1. These fabrics are beautiful and I love your designs! I look forward to seeing how you put it all together.

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  2. A beautiful pattern. I work like this too. Having a sketchbook to write my ideas in.

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  3. Keeping my eye on this one, what a lovely start!!

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  4. Rose, what do you use as a stabilizer? I like this one. I love the simplicity of redwork.

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  5. Thanks for sharing your design process. I'm looking forward to Part 2

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  6. Wish I could draw like you ... you make it look so easy. That angel is divine. (I guess that's appropriate!) Lovely fabrics ... I can see why you like them. And the red stitching will really compliment them. Looking forward to part 2.
    Christine

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  7. I love this idea. Thanks for sharing your process with this part. Love your angel!

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  8. Oh, this angel is beautiful, sweetie! You'll have a wonderful quilt here! And how great you're sharing your creative process with everyone!

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  9. Love the angel design,
    Be wonderfull to see the finished quilt,
    Thankyou

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