quiltpaintcreate

At Art Quilt Group this week we started a new challenge.  Everyone brought a small unfinished item in a paper bag, which we traded.  We have two months to turn the contents into a finished project.

This is what I put in my bag for someone else to finish.  I made it in a class many years ago with no real plans for it. The fabric is painted with leaves stamped on it. The circles are Shiva paintstik over rubbing plates.

This is what I received.

There are three blocks, some random fabric pieces, and 2/3 of a gift bag of HSTs that will finish at 1.25 inches. 

The owner included a note that she didn’t expect me to use all the pieces.  She made a quilt and these were the leftovers.

I have no plan, just thoughts.

I like pink, but those blocks are a LOT of pink. 

The strong lines in the blocks create a challenge.  There are ways to fix or change that.

The HSTs aren’t happening unless I use a few as accents.  I don’t work that small.

Cutting or deconstructing the blocks is a possibility.

I don’t want the finished project to look like something I made for a child. 

I’m letting the ideas float around until something settles.  That gives me time to finish quilting the striped quilt.