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| The Crosses II, Nina-Marie Sayre |
This week I was reminded by Jenny Lyon that I used to a write a Word of the Year the first post of January. The ritual started on our Art Quilt email list of the 2000's. (Sigh, I miss that list. Reddit is just not the same...just sayin') The members of the list would choose a word and write their meaning why. It was inspiring to hear the different words from so many diverse voices chiming in from around the country and world.
Mine always were normally words that represented an aim or a purpose that I probably thought I was lacking in at that moment. Of course, writing a blog post about that aspect I wanted to inspire to do better in was a lot easier than actually doing better in it.
So, I thought this year, I would aim a little lower and a little closer to home. I chose
Quilt
I'm a firm believer that when things get tough, it's time to take a breathe and go back to the beginning. For me that is just quilting. I'm always the one that has the big ideas, that more is more and who doesn't want it to be more? The last few years, I've been failing miserably at that. So why not try less is more this year and just
Quilt
I'm thinking smaller projects - nothing innovative, nothing taxing...just basic quilting.
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| Proverbs 4:18, Nina-Marie Sayre |
To start with I'll need to clean my studio, get it back to rights and pick a project. That's my homework for the week.
Now onto...
Things I Like...
Don't you love when people give you just the right gift? My sister this year gave me fat quarters of custom printed Spoonflower fabric. She gave me a little of her taste and a little of mine which is thoughtful. Here is the stash....
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| Like how can one fat quarter spark so many possibilities?? |
Then my sister-in-law who had me in our Secret Santa got me a rug hooking kit from Loop by Loop by Haley Perry. My obsession with hooking rugs I fear has only begun. There is something really satisfying about running little loops up and down through a mesh background. Then if you don't like them, just pull it out with one tug. Haley is brillant enough to design kits for the beginning to intermediate hooker that have a bit of a more modern twist. I got the School of Fish and since it's was a busy social time, only have just begun.
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| This is reality - LOL! |
Did you get Anything Good this Holiday Season?
6 comments:
Just 3 years ago I started word of the year. I write them on sparkle granite and keep them in a tray in my studio. This year is Delve. Instead of scattering into crafts I haven't done or done badly, I'm going deeper into things I do well.
Just quilt. Love that! What a treasure trove of new fabrics. You people know you well. I see "the path of righteousness" in your beautiful piece. Happy New Year!
Cute fabric gifts, Nina-Marie! Love your fish rug hooking. Just quilt is a thought that deserves a sign in all of our studios!
Oh I literally said, Delve is good! I get what you mean. Its so easy when you are creative to hop to hop from things. About 15 years back I decided I wouldn't get anywhere if I kept doing that and I needed to "delve" deeper into what I truly loved. Rug hooking is the first time I've ventured out a little just because it has been on my bucket list so long!
Right? I was so impressed my sister (the non creative) - went online, researched what is the most creative fabric and came up with spoonflower. I opened it up and said OMGosh this is spoonflower! How did you know??
Hi Nina Marie, I think that it's a great idea to get back to some basic quilting. In 2023 I made many larger quilts and in 2024, I totally shied away from them and made much smaller quilt. That really helped to keep me going.
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