two unrelated thoughts have been swirling around in my head as of late. first, a general guilt that i've been lax on my bundles of joy knitting and second, taking a quilt block pattern and knitting it. i've been obsessed with log cabin knitting ever since i first cracked open the mason dixon knitting book. but over the past few months i've been thinking about taking other quilting patterns and translating them into knitted blocks. so much so that i made a pinterest board for potential patterns.
i didn't want anything fussy - no triangles or complications, just some basic quilt blocks. i settled on the double v block for my first attempt.
as i was knitting this up i felt the calm come over me of scratching a creative itch that had been percolating for quite some time. i also found myself asking, "well *now* what am i going to do with this block?" a bundles of joy square-a-month project seemed the only logical answer.
this will serve as my june square. it also reminded me how much i like doing the square a month projects, very little pressure since it's just one block per month, and i always look forward to getting to make the next block.
my mind is already swirling with other quilts-into-knits ideas, just from the few pins i put on that board. don't expect this to be the last you hear of this idea.
does this ever happen to y'all? you can't get a crafty idea out of your head and it builds and grows until you can't ignore it and have to act - sooner than later?!?
-melissa
This is amazing! I am always intrigued by quilting, but not enough to set aside time to learn it in this busy phase of life ... I really love the idea of a knitted quilt!
Posted by: Rosemary | June 18, 2015 at 12:46 PM
What a great idea, I lovw your colours too!
Posted by: Anna Prasad | June 18, 2015 at 01:24 PM
I am so excited to see how your quilt grows, block by block. You are so creative!
Posted by: josiekitten | June 18, 2015 at 01:55 PM
What a great post Melissa. I love hearing/reading about each person's unique creative process. i loved seeing your inspiration, your desire for simplicity, and how you are killing two birds with one stone to be cliche (scratching a creative itch and using it for the bundles of joy). Such a wonderful post.
And in answer to your question...yes I do get those creative ideas that must be acted on. Funnily enough, often I get them when I'm away from home when I can not act. So I journal the ideas and let them continue to percolate. Sometimes the itch is still there when I return home weeks or months later...sometimes not.
Posted by: Rachel | June 19, 2015 at 03:19 PM
oooh this looks like so much fun! i love when i get that creative itch- there's nothing more exciting and reinvigorating. haven't felt that in a long time but i'm very glad to see the process in the works with you. and what an awesome and inspiring project it is! so will each block be completely different? such an exciting quilt to come!
Posted by: claire | June 20, 2015 at 08:44 AM
What an awesome idea! I'm excited to see what you do this month.
Absolutely, I have all sorts of sketches in the margins of notebooks. Designs and color schemes that I can't move on from.
Posted by: Lindsey | July 05, 2015 at 02:02 PM