my rediscovered crewel piece, created so long, long ago, has been keeping me company the past few days, sitting beside my computer on my old library table (that’s now my creative hub – it belonged to both of my grandmothers before me).
when i was growing up, as they say, my mother worked outside the home and wasn’t interested in spending her free time doing any kind of needlework, though she did make the Very Best Halloween costumes. my paternal grandmother had a series of strokes way too early in her life, leaving her hands laying useless in her lap, so she couldn’t teach me. my maternal grandmother sewed quilts from castoff scraps of fabric she collected from friends who sewed, but she was more interested in teaching me to play the piano than how to make quilts.
so to satisfy my craving for creating something from cloth and thread, i ordered this kit from an ad in a craft magazine. the design is stamped on the fabric – all i had to do was stitch over it. it’s obviously a piece for front line beginners, and i’m so glad to have uncovered it – it’s like being reacquainted with a part of myself i’d forgotten all about.
yesterday i knew -i just KNEW – i needed to make a quilt from this sampler, so i pulled down my boxes of fabric and auditioned pieces. i have lovely fabric – and plenty enough to create a project like i have in mind – but none of it was quite right. this piece begged for old cloth. something that has been once loved then set aside. so i took myself right on over to the thrift shop, and within minutes, i had this:
you know, i think my aging sampler is right at home nestled in this new family of old fabrics.
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no shoratge of old cloth here….want some?
i meant shortage. duh.
jude, are you serious? if so, yes, i’d love some.
if you’re kidding, well, i’d still love some;)
it’s really kinda funny when you look at it: “no shortage”. no. short. age. you. old cloth.
i am so easily amused.