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Creative thought generator

July 3, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

Image via HGTV
Image via HGTV

Get creative ideas by taking in your physical surroundings. See what a few fellow quilters view for inspiration.  

  • Creative Commons squares – simply robin blog
  • Painted doors – Piece o’ cake designs blog
  • Flowers – Linda Sackin, Simply Quilts: Episode QLT-663

sackin-31 Large coral tree and flowers photo left, from Linda Sackin’s front yard, inspired her quilt shown above “Come Sit by the Coral Tree and Smell the Flowers”.  From book, Along the Garden Path authored by mother/daughter duo Jean and Valori Wells. The book is still available on Amazon. ISBN: 1571201181

Technorati Tags: inspiration, creativity, shapes, gardens, doors, symmetry

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