Sometimes inspiration comes from the oddest source. I did restrain myself from taking a picture of the ceiling in the Denny's restaurant in Breezewood, PA on Saturday.
We were traveling to visit my in-laws. Friday was their 50th wedding anniversary. They thankfully did not want a big party, only to go out to a nice dinner. What a wonderful milestone! I probably should have made them a quilt. Sometimes I am not very good at planning ahead. That is another blog topic for another day.
Anyway, I digress. Many things have inspired me during my travels across the 48 contiguous states. Most of those pictures were lost when my computer crashed this fall. Now I have to start taking inspiration pictures all over again. I had a file for pattern and a separate file for color combinations.
My example today is a rug in a hallway at a hotel. (Panama City, Florida, I think.)
We were traveling to visit my in-laws. Friday was their 50th wedding anniversary. They thankfully did not want a big party, only to go out to a nice dinner. What a wonderful milestone! I probably should have made them a quilt. Sometimes I am not very good at planning ahead. That is another blog topic for another day.
Anyway, I digress. Many things have inspired me during my travels across the 48 contiguous states. Most of those pictures were lost when my computer crashed this fall. Now I have to start taking inspiration pictures all over again. I had a file for pattern and a separate file for color combinations.
My example today is a rug in a hallway at a hotel. (Panama City, Florida, I think.)
I know it is silly, but I really like the center medallion of this rug. Designs that are based on six have a special appeal to me. I also developed a recent fondness for Dresden Plates.
This would make a fantastic applique. Shell and flower motifs are complimentary designs. Wispy tendril leaves and vines make a good combination, too. I don't really like the colors shown here, but that can always be changed in fabric. Mwhahaha! I wish that I had discovered that applique is NOT scary before I started wearing bifocals. I could have set the applique world on fire back when I could see better. Humph!
What a great border! I love this Grecian look...There may be one of these in a border book that I already own....hmmmm.
Here is the entire thing. I think the parts are greater than the sum in this case.
Maybe next time I will take a picture of that ceiling! (My husband just shakes his head when I start taking "weird" pictures. He doesn't even ask anymore because he already knows the answer to his question....something to do with quilting. I made him wait in the car for a few extra minutes after we checked out of the hotel just so I could run back in to snap these pictures for future reference.)
What inspires you?
Have a great week!
Later,
Lorrie
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