Spanish Quilt Block 2

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!
 
 
  
   

 
 
 

Comments

[qbert]

You are a true artist my friend.

[The Stitch Up]

Thanks Q!  That is a true compliment coming from you!

[Kate]

Love love love!!!

[The Stitch Up]

Gracias, Chica!

[Holly]

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:)

[The Stitch Up]

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.