With a brand-spankin’ New Year upon us, it’s the perfect time to explore new creative frontiers while honoring artistic traditions that have led us this far.
What do I have in mind, you wonder?
Well, you may remember how I told you about Zentangle, the addictive art of zany (yet so very Zen) doodling.
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(If this doesn’t ring a bell, hop over to this post.)
True to form, each time I swirl and squiggle lines on paper, I find myself fantasizing about fabric, which inspired me to poke around a bit into the idea of Zentangle quilting, and wouldn’t you know it?
It’s a real thing.
And it’s just as neat-o as I’d imagined.
Just look at Quilt Zentangle Style! on Pinterest (warning: you might start drooling).
Since I have a feeling you’re already itchin’ to start stitchin’, I gathered up this little list of goodies to get you going:
Book: Tangle Stitches: For Quilters and Fabric Artists by Jane Monk
You can buy it on Amazon, but you can’t “look inside” like you can on many other books. Here’s a video flip-through to preview the wonders within:
Blog Tutorial: Zentangle Quilt Tutorial from Zany Quilter
Share your results on the Farmgirl Connection to inspire the rest of us!
I’ve admired this too, MaryJane, but haven’t tried it yet. Someday.
For an experienced quilter, a Zen tangle quilt would be a work of art. It would be fun to design all of the colors and shapes into such a unique and personalized project.
How Interestjing, a true work of art when finished. I love the vibrant colors!
Zentangling is a lot of fun, I have done some on cards, and made little plaques, and am working on one for Valentines day, It is a lot of fun and so many ways to use it. Quilting with it would really be pretty. and the color possibilities, what an awesome idea.
Thanks, I will have to try it sometime.
Darlene
What a treasure in that phone message, I bet you did have a Happy Birthday after hearing that one.
Happy Birthday late.
darlene
wow, and I have trouble with squares, this may be beyond my abilities, but way way cool indeed!
How fun is this?! These zentangle quilts are very intriguing. I love in the video how she colors the patterns to make them darker. The boldness in the pattern makes it that much more appealing. I would love to make a zentangle quilt with the colors black and turquoise. I’ll be adding this to my list of things to do.