Quilts inspired by laundry … why not? You’ve got to do your laundry anyway. Might as well get a little inspiration out of it while you’re at it.
Here is an original block I designed called “Mismatched Socks”. My daughter was in kindergarten and one sock from each of her favorite pairs was missing in the laundry, a white pair that I crocheted a beaded trim to and a purple pair with butterflies. I think she may have worn this mismatched pair one day if my memory serves me correctly. Here are her mismatched socks, memorialized in a quilt block. This block would make a fun quilt. It could be a matching game to find where all the different pairs are.
The traditional “T” block offers a lot of fun laundry-inspired possibilities as well.
Click here to find out more about Dear Diary 2006, the quilt these blocks came from.
The photo is quite lovely – you know you can also use it for color inspiration. If you have a project you've been meaning to do – you can pull the colors from a fav photo.
I love the mismatched socks block! How fun! All my son's socks are exactly the same…low ankle black socks. Sure does eliminate that mismatched problem, though not as fun!
The socks block is adorable.
I love the mismatched socks idea. It would be a bit like an I Spy quilt.
Love the photo! Did you take it? Where was all that pretty color?
The photo is of Marseille. (I didn't take it … but maybe one day I'll get to go on a photography/fabric shopping tour of Provence.)
Isn't it funny how even the laundry can be interesting in places like France or Hong Kong?