It’s possible that your next frontier isn’t to get more efficient, it’s to get more brave.
Something for musing from Seth Godin at http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2013/02/lifehacker-addicts.html Where to I need to get more brave?
Brave
Wisdom – font of life
I’ve been machine quilting the twin size quilt I am working on to donate, and pondering the design of this quilt. I like the idea, but the person-like “arms” and “legs” aren’t working for me. I have a notion of how I might be able to reverse applique aqua semi-circular arcs that run from edge to edge of the fabric instead. Hmmmmmm … a work in progress (just like me)
The machine quilting on the Sandy quilt (which may turn into the “….” quilt at my speed) is going well. The quilt looks even better with the stitching (which is always a good thing) in brick red up and down.
Blessings on your Lenten musings, whatever font of life God is leading you towards.
PS Sorry for the horrible photo – Photobooth on the mac works, but not super well!
Art
“Art has no right answer. The best we can hope for is an interesting answer.”
writes Seth Godin in The Icarus Deception, a book I’m currently reading. This phrase is one I want to remember and ponder…..
Hands open with grace and gratitude
Been helping Taylor photograph her portfolio, so I’ve not been doing much fiber for the last week, but I started a sampler “wisdom by bits” that is waiting for finishing. Thought I had the layout, stitched the top, and the ensemble was still bugging me. I’m listening to my voices, so mom helped do a little fixing, and I have a little more to go. So for now, just a “snippet”!
Found this drawing as we were working on Taylor’s portfolio – it is not mine, but one of Taylor’s sermon musings – she called it “hands open with grace and gratitude” which seems particularly appropriate as Thanksgiving approaches.
Projects bits
I have a small project in the works (hmmmm) and the bits looked so beautiful I just had to take a picture. I’m enjoying the process, and being reminded that all of the bits of our lives can be beautiful. And, what a beautiful vessel to put them in made by Kelsey this summer at Honey Rock.
hopes for this year
Taylor is a senior. A SENIOR. Wow! My prayer for this year is to create habits that keep me grounded, and find the courage to create a space where I can enjoy this time with her, with all the adventures and craziness that comes. I want to embrace it.
Another medium
Art coming in many shapes and sizes. Here is a bench from my brother’s projects while in Germany (on my driveway with my garden in the background). Fun!
Working on the basics
This weekend I had the urge to create something – BUT our studio looked scrambled by a whirlwind. Too many projects, too many unfinished projects, too little clean up. I spent time gathering up the remnants of projects, enjoying the colors and designs and fabric collections and pondering what I had learned from each one. Then I organized my fabric so that I can jump into the new quilt series in my head that is clamoring to be started.
Life is sometimes like my studio. I don’t get things done because I let other things get in the way, sometimes the fear of finishing something and not being satisfied with it. I want to find the courage to finish more things.
Happy places
An English project of my daughter thinking about what makes us happy – stay tuned for more thumbnails!
Dance in the rain
Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass…
It’s about learning how to dance in the rain.
Stopped at the light on my way home I was behind a Subaru covered with bumper stickers. You know how your bumper stickers mirror who you are – well this must have been a hopeful person. The top center bumper sticker was the phrase above.
I want to dance in the rain!