Have you seen this?
I couldn't have turned on the tv (right when we have been rethinking whether we even want one) at a better time last night. There, in the guide was this amazing documentary. I had just been thinking the other evening about the metaphor of quilts in women's lives. How for years women have held together families, just as we have tied together, or stitched together three layers of fabric. I was thinking about the many layers and roles women play in lives, just as quilts can be so many different things. About "making do" with what you have, creating something beautiful. In my own life, I have been thinking about what the slight bit of sewing and crafting I have accomplished in the past few months, has done for me. I am no longer feeling like something is missing, isolated at home while the whole world was going on outside. I was starting to feel like every thinking person in the world was at work during the day. I am now able to set creative goals, attempt to meet my deadlines, problem solve and feel a sense of accomplishment other than emptying the dishwasher, changing a diaper or vacuuming. My dear friend has been visiting from Belgium. We had just returned from a day of shopping, looking for quilts she could take back with her. (She found two!) We both were delighted to crash in front of the tv, after getting the wiggly kiddos down and watch this great piece. It explores the history of quilting in America, and reasons why women have turned to quilting as a way to express themselves. It was great. As you can imagine, there were many great quilts shown as well. Very inspiring.
A long time ago, waaaayyyyyy back in college, which is starting to feel very long ago, I made this.
It was the final project for my independent study. It is supposed to be based on the idea of an Amish quilt, but the colors are also supposed to represent water, earth and the blood of life....sounding a bit funny to me now. Each square has a symbol, important to me at the time.
There was a paper which went with this. (There really was an academic angle to this.) Anyway, it was my first quilt, therefore quite special to me. I suppose this is why it sits in my cedar chest. Ha ha ha. Perhaps it should be out?
