tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20432226.post2670380571914544316..comments2024-01-31T17:39:44.323+00:00Comments on margaret-cooter: Kettles again - and thoughts about planning quiltsMargaret Cooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08529035740804527176noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20432226.post-21788103183141543392008-06-25T15:20:00.000+01:002008-06-25T15:20:00.000+01:00Design Police!! I've been struggling with exactly ...Design Police!! I've been struggling with exactly this issue for what feels like years! For me, when I keep a sketchbook, all the useful stuff goes into that, and I don't get any oomph to take anything further. <BR/><BR/>I have used thumbnail sketches, about an inch on a side, that are just scribbles, to help me get the balance of elements in a larger piece, but anything bigger just seems to bleed off creative urgency in a direction that isn't fabric/fiber.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20432226.post-2610550540864619462008-06-12T11:56:00.000+01:002008-06-12T11:56:00.000+01:00In my opinion there's no right way - only what wor...In my opinion there's no right way - only what works for you. Certainly if you're struggling then finding out how others tackle problems is useful but copying other peoples work methods precisely is not that much different from plagiarism. <BR/>The process of decision making is the fun part for me - if I designed it all beforehand there would be no point in doing it. <BR/>I have very rough sketches and sources of inspiration, dive straight into sample pieces to see what works , what doesn't (they become my journal quilts!) then scale up. <BR/>Probably comes from being a scientist - my 'sketchbook' is really like my lab book -recording the hypothesis, methods, results and discussion.magsramsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16559934058887308651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20432226.post-51803048284208501882008-06-12T08:06:00.000+01:002008-06-12T08:06:00.000+01:00What a hoot, Margaret! Design Police - would we ha...What a hoot, Margaret! Design Police - would we have to give them access to our workrooms so they could check out how we had worked, which sounds a bit like City and Guilds, or do you think they will be able to divine our working methods from looking at the final work? Would we be allowed to call ourselves textile artists, quilt artists etc if we don't do as they say? While I'm sure some artists are only responding to the question "how do YOU work?", the earnest pretentiousness of those who advocate THEIR way as the ONLY way make me laugh.Anne Wigfullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11311022081526484205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20432226.post-20526239888247035012008-06-12T07:31:00.000+01:002008-06-12T07:31:00.000+01:00great choices for your border - brings out the cop...great choices for your border - brings out the copper color. I'd be so bored if I planned out the entire quilt before I made it. Im definitely a play, adjust, sit, play quilter. hear, hear, we definitely don't need any design police. could do without the quilt police too.Tonya Ricuccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778059489713831067noreply@blogger.com