Sooner or later, we all draw a “design” blank when working on a quilt-in-progress…or starting something new. Perhaps it’s inspiration for the color scheme (or an accent color), or an appliqué design, or a suitable quilting motif that has you stumped. Maybe it’s the entire theme you’d like to capture, or direction you’d like your quilt to take.

Start an “idea file” today by tossing colorful postcards, magazine photos, doodles and drawings, advertisements, and other interesting bits and pieces into a special manila file folder…and add to it regularly. You’ll have inspiration at your fingertips when you are ready to begin your next quilting project…or are stymied by the one in progress.