Looking for Inspiration

Where do you go for inspiration?  Where do you look?  I went to the Mission.  Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa to be exact.  Look at the flowers painted on the walls.  Do they inspire you?

I looked at their shapes for applique.  I try to find different flowers and shapes in the art I see.  Sometimes I feel the need to let it be the beginning of a creative path.  These were different and pretty, I just wasn’t ready start a project from these.  I think I will keep on looking.

I do enjoy visiting the Missions.  They are usually very peaceful and beautiful.Here is a look out over the city from the top steps at the Mission.  It was an overcast day, but I didn’t mind it’s a bit different from the sunny desert I normally inhabit, besides I had the car washed yesterday, of course it was gonna rain!The shape of this fountain intrigued me (but not the green water, glad I wasn’t on the hunt for refreshment).

So, what did I accomplish today?  Well, I pieced together 7 blocks for my next Photos to Fabrics class (I had one done already).  Then I assembled them into an interesting table topper.  Here it is on the floor…

and look, here it is as a Table Topper!!  It still needs a border and some quilting, but I am having a good time with asymmetrical blocks.  There are so many layout possibilities.

I went out wandering this afternoon.  Here is a pic of the beach about 3 this afternoon.  I love the clouds, I think Autumn is actually here (not sure we have been able to claim that in the California desert).

What else did I see?  Some fish, not real ones, but mosaic fish in a bench at Pismo beach.  Maybe a little inspiration here…

     

I was still walking around town when I came upon a mosaic table, more inspiration.  I had to flip this picture so you could see there were dolphins here, but then the table looks like it is hanging from the sky (not true).  It is just a table not represented well due to my unprofessional photography techniques (trying to work on those).

I was pretty sure the local quilt store was closed today (and it was).  That’s all right, I think I will walk on over to it in the morning and have a visit.  I peeked in today, and they still have fabric (yippy)!  There was also a board out from with some quilt related events posted on it. 

Here is one that caught my eye. First off because it is in Lake Havasu (a destination I visited for the first and second time this past summer). Second, because of that name I put an arrow next to.  Stephanie Prescott is the owner of A Quilters Dream. She is also designing batik fabrics. Her name has crossed my path a few times recently. I know Stephanie from years ago when Nick was in and out of the hospital. At that time she had a store in Pasadena and that wasn’t too far from City of Hope when I needed a break. Stephanie was always kind and had a wonderful smile for me when I needed it most. I am so happy to see she is still active in the quilt world! I hope our paths cross again.

Now for tomorrow, I plan to visit at least two quilt store and report back.  Til then…

Blog at you later,

Tiffany