My daughter and other quilters keep journals or sketchbooks in which they write and draw ideas of fabric art designs and patterns they have in mind.  Some keep a journal of various stitches and experiment with how they might plan pieces using these.
Perhaps your journal will be made with actual fabric pages on which you actually practice various stitches.  Or you might simply sketch your ideas in black and white.  You could add color, too.
Each quilt/fabric artist develops their way of journaling.  Some even include stories about their quilting experiences. 
In Creative Embroidery, authors Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn discuss keeping an ideas book, …read more

Do you have a notebook or sketchbook for jotting quilting thoughs and designs?  These can consist of various types and sizes and used for a number of purposes, depending on your needs.
My daughter has a sketch book, about 8 1/2 x 11-inches in which she sketches ideas for quilts.  Perhaps she sees a flower that strikes her fancy.  Or she may have some interesting fabric, so she plays with ideas in the sketch book.  Perhaps she acquires some embellishments.  What should I do with these? might be answered through sketching.
I have a Trails End Quilters notebook where I jot down …read more