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Quilting and writing

Even though I’ve never made a quilt there seem to be similarities between sewing together a quilt and writing a blog post.

quilt IIEven though I’ve never made a quilt there seem to be similarities between sewing together a quilt and writing a blog post.

Long before I started blogging, I was collecting ideas and images ( mostly photos from magazines, books, and the internet). Those ideas and images are often the big drivers behind my blogging, they’re like the stash of  different fabrics quilters collect.

The writing is fun but so is pulling ideas together, thinking about them, and distilling the mashup. Here’s something I collected from a quilter who was  writing about quilting:

“Pulling fabric for a new quilt is one of my top treats in the quilt making process. I’ve been known to pull fabric just because. A little shopping in my stash to create a random pile of fabric itching to become a quilt. Sometimes all its dreams are fulfilled. I find just the right inspiration, block, pattern, or concept and the quilt comes into being… Having a large stash makes this all possible… but I think it is safe to say that if I were to never buy fabric again and quilt for another 30 years I’d likely still have fabric left over.”

That sounds right, just substitute writing, blogs, and ideas for quilting, quilts, and fabric.