It's taken a little longer than I expected to finish off my first Spanish quilt block and start block #2 but I've finally gotten there. I described my over all plan for this quilt and my inspiration for block #1 here. I now present finished block #1:
I'm really happy with the way it turned out!
The inspiration for quilt block #2 is a mural on a cervezaria I used to pass by every day on my way to work in Madrid.
The restaurant had closed by the time I started walking past it so I'm not sure what type of restaurant it was but I think given the fishing themes in the mural it was probably some type of seafood restaurant. My favorite part of the mural is the fishing girl panel in the middle:
I took the picture and ran it through a photo process on Sporkforge to turn it into a sketch like the last quilt block:
I then cleaned up the image, moved a few things like the fish basket around and expanded the clouds and scenery to make a complete background, transferred the pattern to fabric and voila - I'm good to go!
I'm excited to start on this!
An ongoing project I'm also focusing on is getting my embroidery tools organized once and for all. My thread is a mess. For those of you stitchers with sensitive stomachs, please do not look at the next photo. This is how I currently store my thread:
I know. It's criminal. So I have started getting my act together. Baby steps:
The pace of this quilt and my organization plans are a little slower than I would like, but I'm getting there.
The summer weather has turned nice again so there may be a little more delay while the Hubby and I hit the pool. I hope everyone is having a great summer. Soak up the season!
You are a true artist my friend.
Posted by: qbert | July 31, 2010 at 10:50 PM
Thanks Q! That is a true compliment coming from you!
Posted by: The Stitch Up | August 01, 2010 at 10:43 AM
Love love love!!!
Posted by: Kate | August 04, 2010 at 08:13 PM
Gracias, Chica!
Posted by: The Stitch Up | August 04, 2010 at 10:08 PM
Wow! Love the first panel and am SUPER impressed with how you were able to go from inspiration to actual template for the second. I'd have spent a year searching the web for something "just right" and then given up frustrated:)
Posted by: Holly | August 16, 2010 at 11:31 PM
Thanks Holly! Ive been thinking about this project for over a year -
its taken me awhile to get going but Im happy with everything so
far.
Posted by: The Stitch Up | August 19, 2010 at 03:51 PM