To help me decide on a motif to use I decided to take a walk and look what I found! I have been noticing all kinds of fruit in the hedgerows along the sides of the road these past few weeks - it amazes me that people don't stop and pick a little. So far I have had blackberries (a firm favourite), plums and now apples. There were lots on the floor that were perfect for cooking - so I gathered up my skirt and chose about 20 of the nicest ones to take home.
As well as making a delicious crumble and some apple sauce for the freezer, I saved a few of the mangiest ones and started a new sketchbook. Problem solved!
So far the sketchbook only has a few pages - and is likely to stay that way for a while - but it is the beginning of something that may (or may not) end up as a series of quilts one day. Nevertheless, it will be enjoyable to create and will hopefully give me the opportunity to try out lots ideas, old and new, that I can use in the future.
Here is a flip book of some of the pages.
Why not try a few ideas in a sketchbook of your own?
Thanks for reading.
Claire
7/9/2015 07:17:35 am
Hello Sue,
Margaret Horton
7/9/2015 02:15:18 pm
So much inspiration with just an innocent little apple. It all looks great to me and thanks for sharing it with us. I love fruit shapes and have done a few quilts using the motifs, but that was ages ago. Your pages have encouraged me to re-look at my own sketchbook pages. thanks again.
Claire
11/9/2015 09:55:58 pm
Hi Margaret
Susan
7/9/2015 07:18:33 pm
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