Thanks to everyone who took the time to post suggestions in response to my previous post; it's helpful to see all the different options you came up with. I have been pondering this QAL a lot and, although I don't have a fully-fledged answer to my tulip dilemma, I do have clearer sense of how I need to think about the whole project.
I realise that it makes much more sense to me if I think of Ann's monthly posts as a series of prompts rather than sets of instructions. Thus, month 1 was 'make string blocks' and month 2 is 'make tulips'. I could choose to ignore a prompt and veer off in another direction if I wanted to, but if I want tulips then I should get over the questions of technique. I am mostly a piecer, so I want to piece tulips. I am improvisational by inclination, so I'm going to have a go at improvising them.
What I know for certain is that if this doesn't work, it will just be a step on the way to something that does. Sitting here scratching my head for too long, on the other hand, won't get me anywhere,
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Same kind of conclusion I came to - prompts not instructions, making my own quilt my own way without relying on a pre-ordained pattern, and always remember there are NO quilt police!
Big smiles, liberated and improv ... exciting potentials there!
I like your fabric choices, the colors and prints are a happy mix!
Well that didn't take long! Actually I'm reading 4, maybe 5, posts in the order in which they were written, so for me your angst happened just a few minutes ago. (Sorry, it's well after midnight and my bipolar meds may have kicked in.) Anyway, I'm anxious to see what comes of this interesting post. You always surprise me so I'm expecting spectacular results! It will be hilarious if the very next post is yours again. Wait, don't spoil it for me!
You have given me something to think about. 'Prompts' definitely make more sense to me at this point. Love seeing your strings together!
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