Have you noticed that sometimes quilts just have a mind of their own? This time it was a quilt I was making to test colors for a custom order. I knew what the customer wanted. I knew where it was going to hang but I wasn't sure about how could I get them to work just right. After all, these customers seem like really special people and I wanted to do my best.
The quilt was to be based loosely on "gentle morning" but with a golden sun and slightly warmer colors that are more alive. The bottom perhaps a glowing tan to echo the sky.
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| gentle morning--40x40 inches--quilt--Ann Brauer 2017--image by John Polak |
Sometimes the best thing to do is just start. I knew I could make a wonderful happy quilt for them but I wanted to learn about the colors and the design.
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| tales of sunrise--work in progress--ann brauer 2018 |
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| tales of sunrise--work in progress--ann brauer 201 |
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| tales of sunrise--work in progress--ann brauer 2018 |
Yes, I am loving this quilt. I have learned so much. Which colors work. How to get a wonderful progression. I can't wait to start on the next one with a slightly larger sun. This quilt though deserves to be finished.
I keep coming back to my recent quilt "view from my window."
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| view from my window--99x99 inches--ann brauer 2018 |
This requires so much nerve and steadiness. I don't think about it but just cut slowly and steadily. Courage yes. But design takes courage, doesn't it? Then I sewed it back together. I still have to add the bindings which will finish it off and give the quilt a nice polished look. Don't you love how it tells a story. Don't you love the dreaminess of the golden tans at the bottom. Then I get to start on the next one with the larger sun and slower progression of the colors.
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| view of sunrise--30x55 inches--work in progress--ann brauer 2018 |
What do you think? Do you ever have to cut apart a quilt to get the right detail?
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