Monday, March 15, 2010

the endless "endless fields"

OK--I have been working 10 hours a day--every day--on the new quilt for the Smithsonian. Choosing the colors, getting the colors to go from dark to light-- each row a different color--but enough fabrics repeated so the quilt will hold together. "Endless fields" is the name of the quilt--and it sure feels endless right now.

Every bone in my body is tired--my back hurts, my feet hurt, my hands hurt. I am tired of making decisions. How slow it seems. How many more blocks to make.I try not to think about it. I complain but I do love my work.

I know this part of the quilt will look great when it's sewn together. Now comes the real fun part--how to get the rolling hills that I dream of for this quilt. Let me explain a bit.

I like the way the road turns in this quilt--"bend in the road".  I am intrigued by this piece. Will rows of the bends be too much? Or will they be interesting?



Luckily my studio is fairly large and I can pin pieces up and squint. Sometimes I take pictures with my camera to get more distance. Drawing doesn't help me--but I can also see images of the quilt when I shut my eyes.



Or maybe I can make the pieces darker like this.



Or should I have the pieces move slightly as they might in "real" life?  Is that too busy?



So many choices. I will think about it at 6 am. I think I know what I'll try first--after I buy more fabric of course--what would you do?

3 comments:

  1. Ann, I love the center arrangement. It has a genconcept and the bottom one feels like it's trying too tle rhythm. The chevrons seem too electric for the "fields" hard. The fabric combinations are stunning!

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  2. I'm in awe of you--you can conceive of all these great choices, AND you find time to blog! I know this will be great whatever happens. I am a slave to geometry so I like the first of the three choices, but honestly do not ever take my advice on something visual (not my forte). Using your own instincts you can't go wrong!

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  3. Thanks for your great ideas--of course I am not going to reveal what I decide to do until it is done--a little suspense is great isn't it?

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