At this point in my life, I am really amazed to find myself blessed with my two-and-a-partial room studio set up with all my machines in great working order; the fabric, the thread, the paints, the inks, the sequins, crystals, and beads; and the collection of wonderful and interesting sewing tools and notions from decades of sewing. I even have hoops, needles, and thimbles for hand quilting. These things have been collected over half a century and include some of inherited items from my mother and mother-in-law.
Currently, I am making the hardest quilt I have ever undertaken…the one my son Ken designed for me and gave me the supplies to make it (see my blog about this here). I will not be showing that one here until after it is complete, and probably after it has debuted in a show. I am hoping to finish this quilt by the end of November. As I work through this quilt I am pondering what directions I should take now that I have what is needed to make most anything I can think of.
I do have a 2017 list of quilts concepts (not in any kind of working order):
| Ancient Manuscripts: Ken’s (underway) | Designed by Ken Tatum, and gifted design, threads, and fabrics for this magnificent design. |
| Marvin Memory quilt: Like a Tree | Psalm 1 (Tree by river with words) with fabulous landscape work, the Psalm somehow incorporated in the quilting |
| Deep Space 4 | TBD |
| Dark Forest in 3D | This is kind of a three dimensional |
| Waiting…3 | At the airport |
| Volcanic Scene with Dragon and Phoenix | Mostly in reds, oranges, browns, and golds |
| Heirloom Quilt in memory of Mom | Using Mom’s unfinished needlework and sepia pictures with beads, crystals. lace, decorative stitching…crazy quilt blocks alternating with sepia pics. This may not be a show quilt…I’ll decide during or after making it. |
| Deep Space 5 | TBD |
| Ancient Manuscripts 4 | TBD |
| Wool applique and embellishment | TBD |
| Whole Cloth | Unusual whole cloth tbd…I have several ideas. |
| Jacob’s Ladder | Jacob’s Ladder pictorial using Jacob’s Ladder traditional blocks for the ladder itself…kind of goes along with Waiting… and Drawing Nigh. |
| In Full Bloom | Flower Applique/Embroidery laden quilt, from Beth’s photographs/Joint with Beth |
| Swarkovski crystal music/Houston special | Jazz 1920s, city with musical notes coming from lit windows with silhouettes, and rising and exploding into fireworks..try to make it almost pulsing with the music beat. |
Sew I’m thinking about all of this while making Ken’s quilt. I keep coming up with new ideas. I am also considering what to do with these quilts considering everything that is going on in the quilting world. While they will all be made at show quilt level, I am not sure they will all end up at shows.
Additionally, I am also slowly working on several books and planning to provide some videos and tutorials here.
Sew happy everyone! What are you working on now or planning?
You definitely have enough to keep you busy and out of trouble! I look forward to following your continuing journey!
You are so right Nancy! I forgot too that I am developing a quilting workshop for G Street next spring. LOL…Hope you are happily quilting along. Cheers.
Wow, that’s an impressive list!
It’s probably way too ambitious, and I may end up making entirely different quilts…LOL
I too have been thinking about what project I’ll be working on next. . .I’ve lots started and want to finish some. . .so, I’m planning to finish three smaller projects first. Ken’s quilt is amazing. I look forward to seeing it finished!
Hi Terry, I’d love to see what you are thinking about. I, too, look forward to finishing Ken’s quilt. I’m hoping to do that by the end of November (just an arbitrary timing goal for me). Happy quilting!