Mittwoch, 23. März 2011

Ideas and Inspiration


"Inspiration arrives as a packet of material to be delivered." 
John Updike


I'm so grateful for all the inspiration I drew from these books!

Here I find great ideas for creating a block (and "The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt" is a great read also!):



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I love these unique quilts, used as pictures or wallhangings. I got my ideas for the little quilts for kids (see "Kid's Corner" on this site) from here:



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This is where I got ideas for my dolls:



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I'm not much into embroidery, but whenever I need advice here, I always go to this book by Nikki Tinkler:


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And I love that one here, although I found out that African American Quilting means much more than represented with these beautiful and now so famous quilts here. African American Quilting is something so special and beautiful, I just wish to learn more about this, and this book here provides many lovely pictures and insights:



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And then there is this lovely webiste of a quilt shop in Chicago: 

http://www.quiltology.com

Great offers, great stories on this site!
I don't know the shop yet, but when I'll go to Chicago again this summer, me and my dear friend Fran will find out all about it! :-)