Hidden Threads

I’ve been considering keeping a quilting journal.  You know, one of those little books with handwritten notes, drawings and clippings.   When I envision a good journal, it has lots of drawings and mixed media, and the prospect of creating all of that is a little intimidating, I suppose.

I think I’d be very interested in reviewing a journal of the beginning of my quilting journey.  I think a few sketched appliqué images, some ideas about color choices, swatches of fabrics or lists of quilts I wanted to make would be very interesting reading to me now - not an embarrassment or waste of time.

Fall seems a great time to start something like that.  At the end of summer, I’m always enthusiastic about getting back to my quilt projects.  I think this year I’m going to give a quilt journal a try.  How about you?

Ideas for Quilting Journal Entries:

List of quilts I want to make - with color suggestions and maybe a few fabric snippets.

Inspiring quilts - photos printed from the Internet, taken at shows or exchanged with friends .

Quilting inspiration in the form of quotes from quilters and artists.

Lists of charitable works with ideas about how I can contribute more.

Goals for the year - both for making quilts and learning new skills.

An equipment and tool wish lists for holidays.  My husband always needs hints.

A quilt inventory with a breakout of quilts in progress, what needs to be done and a tentative completion date.  Maybe even some advanced fabric choices for backings and binding.

A fabric stash review with notes on what I’m short of and what I tend to overdue. Love those batiks.

Maybe a ledger sheet on how much I’m spending . . . if it’s not too depressing.

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