Saturday, while at Nela MQG, aka Northeast Louisiana Modern Quilt Guild, I led a mini workshop on how I stitch up the Noodlehead designed wide-mouth zippered pouches. On learning that one of the participants wanted to make five pouches for Christmas gifts, I shared with the group that when I had more than one to make, then I made an assembly line out of the process. In other words, for all five I would
It's when I lined up all the pouches for a photo opportunity that I started thinking. How does one line up a number of items to get the best shot? I tried this and then tried that and hold on a minute....it hit me: When they are staggered with aisle-space in the middle, I could see more of each pouch in my display.
And then it hit me again......quilt shows ~ The ones that give me the most pleasurable viewing are the ones that are open, airy and light. When I walk into a quilt show door, I don't want to walk into a black hole. I want to stand for a moment and look into the room and see quilts, lots of quilts. I don't have to see the particulars of each quilt at this glance, but simply want to enjoy a snippet of many quilts. It's the placement and staggering and opening up of the area that gives me the best feeling about a quilt show and seeing the wonder of all those quilts on display.
Just a few arrangements that didn't seem to work for me:
- gather and cut all fabrics and find a zipper for each pouch
- attach zipper foot to sewing machine and sew in all zippers
- attach regular sewing foot and sew around the perimeter of each pouch, leaving a hole for turning
- box each corner of each pouch
- turn all pouches
- sew turning hole in lining of each pouch
- press, press, press, press, press
- top stitch around top of pouch
- attach zipper pull
It's when I lined up all the pouches for a photo opportunity that I started thinking. How does one line up a number of items to get the best shot? I tried this and then tried that and hold on a minute....it hit me: When they are staggered with aisle-space in the middle, I could see more of each pouch in my display.
And then it hit me again......quilt shows ~ The ones that give me the most pleasurable viewing are the ones that are open, airy and light. When I walk into a quilt show door, I don't want to walk into a black hole. I want to stand for a moment and look into the room and see quilts, lots of quilts. I don't have to see the particulars of each quilt at this glance, but simply want to enjoy a snippet of many quilts. It's the placement and staggering and opening up of the area that gives me the best feeling about a quilt show and seeing the wonder of all those quilts on display.
Just a few arrangements that didn't seem to work for me:
The straight and narrow view.....very limiting visually
Chaotic, closed in, claustrophobic placement....the dark hole with no way out
Yes! The open, airy feeling I wanted to achieve
When the viewing pleasure if over, it's okay to say goodbye, farewell and amen
Just Saying,
Marty
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