The clear, mid-70's weather at the beach this weekend was a gift -- compensation, maybe, for a cloudy, cooler-than-average summer. I took my coffee down to the water each morning, sipping it slowly while the waves lapped at my pajama cuffs, feeling the sun on my back, a slight breeze on my face. Still, there was a hint of Fall in the water, and in early morning, the sand held the overnight cold much longer this late in the season.
On Day 2 I took my camera down with me and finally managed to get a decent picture of what inspired my quilting on this quilt. It's the sand in the shallow water just at Lake Michigan's shore, rippled by the waves. I think I came pretty close to capturing it.
I also noticed these cool designs being created on the sand each time a wave came up. Little mountainscapes, ever changing, the entire length of the beach.They looked a little like spider veins, too, but we won't go there.
Which got me thinking that these might be cool to incorporate into some kind of quilting, too.
It may take a while to find (or create) the right piece to do this on, but it could be interesting!
3 comments:
Very neat inspiration!!
Love your pictures from the beach. There is something very meditative about the rhythm of the sea... I love the quilting with the wavy lines, very pretty! Your last picture is very intriguing! Very organic and fascinating, remains me of a multilayered landscape... Thank you for a nice comment, Kate. Nature can be the best source of inspiration!
Oh wow, I had forgotten about that configuration that happens in the sand at Lake Mich until you showed it. . . now I'm very homesick! But thank you for showing one of the things I loved about Michigan. The Pacific Ocean never looks like that, at least that I've seen.
The wave pattern on the beach sand is really cool - very mountain landscape-ish. (that's a word, right?) You're right, that could be a great quilting design too.
And the quilting on your quilt perfectly captures the sand & water design! How cool!
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