etc.

Inspired by Keri’s Image Quilt, which collects images and textures she responds to, I pulled together what I’ve been calling an inspiration grid. To-day’s inspiration grid is devoted to fabric:

These are all bits of fabric I have collected over the past few weeks (mostly fat quarters), you will probably recognize a few from recent projects. Last night, in an attempt to organize the lot of it, I laid it all out on my work table and it struck me how well the diverse colours and patterns worked together, and how much I enjoyed looking at each of them play off one another. So, I took out my camera, shot some pictures, photoshopped the images together, and the inspiration grid was born. I think I might try for a new inspiration grid every week (probably not just fabric) to keep the senses stimulated and the creativity flowing.

And, in case you’re looking for some stimulation and inspiration yourself to-day, go have a look at the recently-mounted March Month of Softies gallery. It’s always fun to watch how a single theme is interpreted by different creative minds and processes!