This plain and ordinary (and let’s face it, darn right boring and ugly) science exercise book is one of those insignificantly small things that I cannot live without.
Why, you may ask?
Well, inside is a frenzy of sketches, doodles, designs and ideas that rampage through my busily working mind. I may be an introvert, but my mind is as loud as a Ken Done painting!
As soon as a legible worthwhile idea sparks, I must get it out and down onto paper; a place where I can manipulate, stretch, add colour, take away elements, draw proposed quilting lines and make mistakes until coming to the end design.
I use my notebook to draft future quilts I have in mind to make (when will I ever get the time!!) along with different embroidery designs. Here’s my ‘blueprint’ for the embroidery sampler I’m currently working on….
The 2mm graph paper inside helps to work out block placements, different unit shapes as well as to identify scale and size.
So there you have it; a small and brief peek into how I roll with initial ideas and designs. Surely I’m not the only one who does this…??
Happy Sewing!
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