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Index card as prototype for real sign

June 29, 2021

Sunflower block for a barn quilt

Quilt block

Today’s ICAD (Index Card A Day) prompt is ‘quilt.’

I’ve been designing ideas for a 3’x3’ barn quilt sign to hang in my front yard so today’s prompt gave space for some practice.

Sunflowers are top on my perennial list of favorite flowers, even though they’re annuals. And I’ve always loved barn quilts, so the match seems favorable. This is a rather sloppy watercolor pencil rendition and there are a few more patterns I’ve been considering.

You can read more about the history of barn quilts, hex signs, and quilt trails at West Virginia Mountain Mama’s website.

Until tomorrow! xox

Filed Under: Art Projects Tagged With: creative life, ICAD

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Bex Hall

Her writing has appeared in various online and print publications, most recently in Kerning, a literary magazine, and in the Stories of Hope Collection in Transplant Living. Her artwork has appeared and sold through the Grayson Gallery. She blogs here about creative life and creates in Studio BE overlooking the Ohio River. Her work in progress is a memoir about the secret life of objects.

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