Autumn Leaves

I want to share with you a full burst of colour and happiness, if I may. For the moment, I have had enough of being an adult. By late last week, I was going mad with all the news everywhere. So, I decided to disappear into made-up worlds. I was searching for the ultimate escape within them.

Playing In The Rain

I tried to continue with the everyday, but found it too tiresome. I made this Lego Harry Potter quilt specially for a little extra comfort on these kinds of days. This time, I wanted to hide under it forever.

Fantastic Beasts Lego | Whims And Fancies

Hiding forever does not work, of course. I played with the new Lego that had arrived at my doorstep earlier that day. Lego brings to mind the thought of ultimate childhood and innocence. In the story these two characters have a special love that made me think of my cats.

My Orange Cat | Whims And Fancies

We worked together quietly into late hours, listening to our favourite music. His presence cheers me up and his purr calms me, which in turn helps me concentrate.

Red Umbrella Quilt Pattern | Whims And Fancies

With Artist Paintbox finished ( pattern can be found in my shop ), I worked on the red umbrella quilt pattern. Rain makes me happy. I learned the other day that I am a pluviophile. I like that there is a word for people like us. Since we are still in the midst of a long drought, I work rain into my creative world.

Autumn Forest Trees Painted With FW Acrylic Inks | Whims And Fancies

My husband stepped out to the local art store and got inks for me to play with.

Autumn Forest Trees Painted With FW Acrylic Inks | Whims And Fancies

Play with ink I did. The FW acrylic inks are gorgeous. With their help, I painted a forest full of happy trees.

Autumn Forest Trees Painted With FW Acrylic Inks | Whims And Fancies

I continued to sculpt and create trees over many hours while listening to an old favourite — Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone read in the comforting voice of Stephen Fry. I love forests full of wonderfully old trees. In my made-up world, the forest gets splashes of beautiful rain, trees continue to grow to hide the critters from the dangers of the world, so they can continue to play in the soft, filtered sunlight and mist that comes after the rain.

-Soma

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Purchase Quill Pen Pattern

I love to play with many things, and it all starts with sketching a concept. Even with all the electronic devices available at my fingertips, ink, pen and paper are still my favourite tools, and not just for painting. When I am playing a musical instrument, I quite often scribble on my sheet music too. I have a very difficult time passing up on pens and inks, resulting in a drawer full of ink bottles accompanied by wooden calligraphy pens, glass pens, fountain pens and quill pens.

One day, the sight of a quill pen and a bottle of ink on my table sparked the idea of a Make-Art-themed wall hanging. This quill pen and ink bottle is the first in a series of Make Art quilt patterns, available in my shop.

That also got me thinking about the myriad ways of making art. Many thanks to the makers of these blocks for letting me share some of them here.

Piano Quilt Pattern. Block made by carwashcat101 | Whims And Fancies

Piano by carwashcat101

Music is a very powerful and emotional form of art. It has definitely played a big part in my life, which prompted me to make a whole set of musical instrument quilt patterns. carwashcat101 shared these photos of the beautiful pianos she made from my pattern. She plans to make another one in green.

Music Notes Quilt Pattern. Block made by featheredneststudio | Whims And Fancies

Music Notes by featheredneststudio

Music Notes Quilt Pattern. Blocks made by craftyquilter | Whims And Fancies

Music Notes by craftyquilter

The musicians fill music notes with emotion as they bring the notes to life through their instruments. Music Notes was one of the very first patterns I wrote. featheredneststudio and craftyquilter made these wonderful blocks from it.

FREADOM Read Books Quilt Pattern. Wall hanging made by Elizabeth Plantz | Whims And Fancies

Freadom by Elizabeth Plantz

Where would I be without books! So much power tucked away between pages artfully written by the authors. Elizabeth Plantz, a member of the ALA biblioquilters, made these two wall hangings for an auction using the FREADOM pattern. That auction raised $620 in scholarship funds from the sale of the minis.

Bear Cub Quilt Pattern. Pillow made by Elisabeth | Whims And Fancies

Bear Cub by Elisabeth

Autumn Leaves Quilt Pattern. Table runner made by Elisabeth | Whims And Fancies

Leaves by Elisabeth

Nature herself makes art all the time, always unique, a constant source of inspiration. Elisabeth’s bear cub is definitely one of a kind, as is her Autumn Leaves table runner.

SLR Camera Quilt Pattern. Block made by scrapmaster01 | Whims And Fancies

Camera by scrapmaster01

SLR Camera Quilt Pattern. Wall hanging made by fabricker | Whims And Fancies

Camera by fabricker

I can’t even begin to express my feelings about photography in words. It is an intrinsic part of me now. As cameras have become more ubiquitous, we use them to make art everyday while capturing life around us. Scrapmaster01 and fabricker made these amazing cameras using my Fields On Camera pattern.

Make Art - Feather Quill quilt pattern with ink bottle | Whims And Fancies

Purchase Quill Pen Pattern

These examples of creativity got me excited about designing the Make Art quilt patterns. I am very happy with this first one. This quill pen quilt pattern makes a 6″ x 12″ block and is fairly easy to sew. It is now available in my shop. I think it would make a wonderful gift for an artist in your life.

All the other patterns are available in my shop.

Art is all around us, a force that magically moves us, and emotionally affects us. This pattern is just the beginning, and I can’t wait to share more with you.

-Soma

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