over abundance of inspiration

trying to decide if I want to make my next quilt in brights or muted. 
I am a bright and lots of color person but I have enjoyed the muted, darks and neutrals in my last few projects.

I bought this program the other day. It is mind numbing for me to make the same quilt block over and over, so I thought I might enjoy a Dear Jane project.
This is not an easy or intuitive (dated 2003) software but it is affordable and there are 200 plus designs and many of the designs can be printed for foundation piecing. It is based on the Electric Quilt program which has a long learning curve but the Dear Jane is a stand alone format and you do not need EQ.

While cleaning out my sewing room, I looked through some clip art books and had one of those "moments". 

How had I never noticed the common bond that tile designs, mosaics and quilts have.

Just imagine how incredible this tile pattern would look when translated into a quilt.

 
Even more inspiration when I look at the one above and think about the possibilites for quilting in addition to quilt block layouts.

There is just an over abundance of inspiration.

Comments

[Sharon W.]

good luck with the DJ program! I tried it some years ago, and gave up in bored despair after producing three or four blocks.....A year ago I deconsructed them and made wee pincushions (2-3"). Then I went on a search for orphan blocks in my world and turned THEM into small pc's. Now I have a huge basket of varied pc's which actually represents a history of my quilting adventures: class samples, orphan blocks, embroidery samples, and even a couple of those fabrics pieces I use to start chain stitching. Making them is a great way to pass creative down time: trimming, stuffing, hand-stitching are lovely meditative activities. And the basket of little pc's is a magnet for visitors. When I started I planned to give them away (perhaps swaps for retreats?) but they have become too much a history of my quilting adventures.