tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post1957366571495685143..comments2024-03-22T07:42:07.436+00:00Comments on Lily's Quilts: Windows of ProvenceLynne (Lily's Quilts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12706577666898878440noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-41108163118225154982012-09-16T15:49:44.282+01:002012-09-16T15:49:44.282+01:00Well I love it. You coulda made it precisely like...Well I love it. You coulda made it precisely like the photo, but by tweaking it, you have made it yours. I just adore that background fabric and the plaque btw.OneLittleThreadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03291687547544400861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-50762272314955894402012-09-16T04:41:21.735+01:002012-09-16T04:41:21.735+01:00Just make another one and call this one Version 1....Just make another one and call this one Version 1. You can try out those changes you imagine and then you'll have two pretty blocks.Sarinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14362505926010138195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-27394565303221802362012-09-15T08:38:41.286+01:002012-09-15T08:38:41.286+01:00Don't all great artists think they could have ...Don't all great artists think they could have done better? It's amazing.rolleiflexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07918689465124395054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-55278229309925014072012-09-15T07:55:15.646+01:002012-09-15T07:55:15.646+01:00It's a lovely block... And I like the plaque l...It's a lovely block... And I like the plaque like that... You have to take a second look to take in the detail....HillyFillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04481933033524453857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-89731482985549303372012-09-15T02:32:48.536+01:002012-09-15T02:32:48.536+01:00Seriously cool, and I love the windows in Provence...Seriously cool, and I love the windows in Provence!Katy Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04374079358515448439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-11673408085134078892012-09-15T02:15:38.223+01:002012-09-15T02:15:38.223+01:00I think it's just part of the process...especi...I think it's just part of the process...especially with improv work. Each block or work is a stepping stone for the next. Just as our technical skills improve with practise so do our design skills.<br /><br />The block looks fabulous. I see things I could have done differently with everything I do....I don't really look at that as a negative thing....but a learning thing.MariQuiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07024634370648175612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-48519852721233554892012-09-15T00:13:41.305+01:002012-09-15T00:13:41.305+01:00I think it looks fantastic, Lynne! I love the col...I think it looks fantastic, Lynne! I love the color scheme and the grunge for the walls is perfect. <br /><br />If it isn't matching what you had in your head, maybe it needs to sit a while before you put it together. On the other hand, with something this small, the seam allowances really make it hard to tell exactly what it will look like when it's all sewn.Esch House Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07095448847070091632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-2793152532992819172012-09-14T23:55:26.786+01:002012-09-14T23:55:26.786+01:00I love it! I have recently bought some of that gru...I love it! I have recently bought some of that grunge fabric to make something inspired by old factory windows we saw in Cambodia.<br />I know what you mean about shoulda woulda coulda. I do it too and beginning improvised piecing has helped me let go a bit. The best piece of design advice I've heard is: if you like it do it again; if you don't like it, do it again. That way we get to fine tune our process. Could! Should! But I've yet to actually do it again! Beating myself up is easier and habitual! One day I'll take that advice...Camillahttp://faffling.blogspot.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-38719246015449915842012-09-14T19:55:19.455+01:002012-09-14T19:55:19.455+01:00I have to agree with Sarah about the emailed "...I have to agree with Sarah about the emailed "slap around the head". I think is excellent. the plaque is particularly effective i think and the whole whitewashed effect very effective. Your too hard on yourself as ever but that's all part of having artistic streaks I think. well done from me anyway.Emily's Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16519697461800157555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-65955729084751260822012-09-14T19:26:08.146+01:002012-09-14T19:26:08.146+01:00Have you tried making a written reminder list of t...Have you tried making a written reminder list of things to consider when making a block, based on prior mistakes?NancyinSTLhttp://www.flickr.com/people/nphinstl/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-35549740873947671822012-09-14T19:17:24.567+01:002012-09-14T19:17:24.567+01:00I bet you the square vs rectangle thang would'...I bet you the square vs rectangle thang would've shown itself to your ultra picky eye ... Sarah PingsAndNeedleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08736713704807666926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-19092660088219898182012-09-14T19:16:42.945+01:002012-09-14T19:16:42.945+01:00I lurve the block, but I'll throw this back at...I lurve the block, but I'll throw this back at ya ... view your touchdraw pattern as a large icon size ... you know how you can tell from the thumbnails on Flickr how good a block is....? Sarah PingsAndNeedleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08736713704807666926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-49770900352414837542012-09-14T18:47:14.111+01:002012-09-14T18:47:14.111+01:00I think you captures the window perfectly for Nico...I think you captures the window perfectly for Nicolettewww.randomthoughtsdoordi.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710810905602057566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-84598125848884401922012-09-14T17:48:15.808+01:002012-09-14T17:48:15.808+01:00I think it's a fantastic block! Yes, there ar...I think it's a fantastic block! Yes, there are things you wish you'd done differently but if you remade the block to include those changes you'd probably think of more 'I wish I'd done...' when you finished it and it would never end! I also think part of it is that you're too close to the block at the moment and 'what might have been' is standing between you and loving your block for the magnificent creation it is. If you could put it out of sight for a while (and forget about all the changes you wish you'd made) then I'm fairly confident you'd 'just' see a splendid block the next time you looked at it. Having said all that, it's comforting to know that a quilter I admire and respect a great deal sometimes has doubts and a feeling of deflation after finishing something as it helps me realise that it's part of the creative process. I'm going to embrace it the next time it happens to me (if I ever finish anything ever again!) and maybe I'll even remember this comment and take my own advice ;o)Archie The Wonder Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16348256617269963755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-53082473316360076912012-09-14T17:35:47.244+01:002012-09-14T17:35:47.244+01:00I love it! You just have to be very strict with th...I love it! You just have to be very strict with the inner critic! I love the old Amish thing that a block shouldnt be perfect - perfection is not for us mere mortals! Love the windows concept - wouldnt a lovely french apartment block be wonderful done this way? Everyone could do their own floral display in the windowbox and paint their own shutters!Debs @ PlainStitchhttp://www.plainstitch.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-5239120594831262582012-09-14T17:34:46.520+01:002012-09-14T17:34:46.520+01:00It looks great, Lynne. I might have to scare up so...It looks great, Lynne. I might have to scare up some grunge for my block.Dan Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732200663031410999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-60920225688215500622012-09-14T14:57:24.532+01:002012-09-14T14:57:24.532+01:00My kids grew up reading the Magic School Bus books...My kids grew up reading the Magic School Bus books - you must make mistakes and get your hands dirty to learn says Ms. Frizzle. It is not hindsight, it is the benefit of the experience you gained making the first block that you are seeing. The first block is beautiful, thoughtful and inspired and also still improv and free pieced. If you must, make another with the insights you gained from making the first, but guaranteed, you will then have more insights and would you make the next, and the next? But you cannot have the insights from learning until you take the first steps and make the first block, no one can. At least that is my view.Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285223648285145607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-19603412345440994962012-09-14T14:48:01.996+01:002012-09-14T14:48:01.996+01:00Perhaps after doing the design bit on the computer...Perhaps after doing the design bit on the computer, once you've selected your fabrics you should use colouring pencils/ pens the right colour and draw it out? It's old school I know but it does help to give you a better idea of what your really getting. Plus who doesn't like colouring in? If you are a freak who doesn't like it, since you have small people, you can draft them in (/bribe them) to do that bit? <br /><br />nbnqx<br /><br />P.S. It took me ages to realise it was fabric not painted. <br />nearlybutnotquitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220262433688577375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-76371204267095188992012-09-14T14:37:16.040+01:002012-09-14T14:37:16.040+01:00it's fab! I love the weathered look, and the g...it's fab! I love the weathered look, and the gorgeous colours. Why are we always so hard on ourselves? It's a bit silly, really!Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07012126580907460203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-85632626229282519832012-09-14T14:25:59.206+01:002012-09-14T14:25:59.206+01:00If we didn't all do it, the phrase "hinds...If we didn't all do it, the phrase "hindsight is 20/20" wouldn't exist! Maybe there's something Freudian going on --like a childhood of "don't make me tell you twice!" instilling the desire to do something perfectly the first time or a critical voice that echoes in your head. Okay, so maybe that's just me!! I look at what you do and stand in awe, time and time again. I wish you could see what I see! <br />And if you don't like this one, donate it to a charity (do you have something like AAQI in the UK?)(or save it--remember the triangle quilt that resurfaced as a new love?) and make the one in your mind's eye.♥Duffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12636156245924832329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-39172501062260790492012-09-14T13:59:50.789+01:002012-09-14T13:59:50.789+01:00Amazing block ~ you did a fabulous job at reproduc...Amazing block ~ you did a fabulous job at reproducing the window and wall plaque! Elsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02410432918093105452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-24281255328941161342012-09-14T13:45:56.173+01:002012-09-14T13:45:56.173+01:00shut up it looks fabulous!! Great inspiration and ...shut up it looks fabulous!! Great inspiration and so well executed :) <br />I try to stop those niggling doubts and voices in my head and accept that once it's done it's done! I always admire the work you do Lynne xLucy | Charm About Youhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802874219199570853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-10100840937185772852012-09-14T13:15:53.738+01:002012-09-14T13:15:53.738+01:00This block is just incredible, you did an amazing ...This block is just incredible, you did an amazing job! Jessicahttp://plum-patchwork.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-14372492533888067312012-09-14T12:52:51.633+01:002012-09-14T12:52:51.633+01:00Isn't Nicolette simply gorgeous? So is your am...Isn't Nicolette simply gorgeous? So is your amazing block Lynne, the first thing I thought when I saw it was wow, I wish I could make blocks like Lynne! Perfection! xoCathy @ CabbageQuiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01160655769677384920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-30192578144940418472012-09-14T12:44:59.156+01:002012-09-14T12:44:59.156+01:00If you like I'll email a "smack you round...If you like I'll email a "smack you round the head" then next time you doubt your awesomeness so much... I love it. And fabric choices? The best. Really. The grunge for the walls is inspired. Fabulous you daft woman, fabulous. Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11401124377008075764noreply@blogger.com