Verb Command Prompts

I am in need of a little breather, so for the next few weeks we will have posts that are lighter in nature.

This time around, I am sharing a list of Verb Command Prompts. They are simple phrases used as inspiration in art and design, but can also be applied to your quilting projects. These may be handy as a starting point for a new project.  On the other hand, one of the prompts may be the perfect solution if you have a project you are struggling with.

• Make it bigger
• Make it smaller
• Make it tiny
• Make it BIG
• Make it round
• Make it square
• Elongate it
• Simplify it
• Make it shorter
• Make it longer
• Make it shorter
• Make it heavier
• Make it lighter
• Make it sparkle
• Make it light up
• Enclose it
• Fill it up
• Empty it
• Coil it
• Twist it
• Combine it
• Make it glow
• Open it
• Turn it upside down
• Lay it on its side
• Stretch it
• Shrink it
• Change its colour
• Refine it
• Eliminate parts of it
• Distort it
• Use repetition
• Make it two or three dimensional
• Change the shape
• Change a part of it
• Make it part of a set
• Mechanize it
• Electrify it
• Make it move
• Reverse it
• Make it look like something else
• Rotate it
• Make it part of something else
• Repeat it
• Turn it inside out
• Give it texture
• Make it revolve
• Make it stronger
• Make it fragile
• Make it durable
• Use symbolism
• Be unrealistic
• Contain it
• Make it cooler
• Make it hotter
• Add ingredients
• Twist it
• Make it transparent
• Make it opaque
• Glamorize it
• Use another material
• Add human interest
• Make it compact
• Miniaturize it
• Make it collapsible
• Go to extremes
• Summarize it
• Make it shine
• Make it grow
• Split it
• Make it darker
• Exaggerate it
• Subtract it
• Add it
• Divide it
• Use the obvious
• Lower it
• Raise it
• Isolate it
• Condense it
• Bend it
• Match it
• Suspend it
• Make it stand upright
• Make it lie flat
• Concentrate it
• Make it symmetrical
• Make it asymmetrical
• Sharpen it
• Depress it
• Spread it out
• Solidify it
• Liquefy it
• Soften it
• Harden it
• Make it narrow
• Make it wider
• Make it funny or silly
• Make it fly
• Squash it
• Flatten it
• Fold it
• Unfold it
• Extend it
• Make it uncomfortable
• Use a different texture
• Make it slapstick
• Extrude it

I do wish I could tell you who compiled the list, but I can’t. All I can tell you is that it has been on my phone since March 2017 and I get inspired every time I read it. One of those things you just can’t delete.