Delightful Dilemma

 Last year my annual trip to Arrowmont was canceled due to COVID.  That makes this year's trip all the more precious.  I am taking Cloth, Needle and Stitch: The Keeper's Quilt with Helen Geglio.  I have been collecting old pieces of quilts, lace and trim.  This weekend I did some natural dyeing.

Osage Orange

Logwood

It did not take long to dye my way through seven yards of linen and some commercial text print fabric.

My array of purples and gold

I also took some of the leftover dye stuff and steamed some wrapped bundles for some variations.

I threw some yarn into the pots for fun.

For the dilemma, do I approach the class with a plan...there are so many possibilities ?  Or do I pack up a bunch of odds and ends and see what happens. 

What a lovely problem to have.

No Victory March

 

My latest improvisational quilt, Love Is Not A Victory March.  This quilt is inspired by dishes.  My husband decided he wanted red dishes and started buying them every time he went grocery shopping.  Yes, grocery store dishes.

Unfortunately he did not appreciate my devotion to my white stoneware.  It was oh so versatile and we had the platters, cannisters, gravy boat and service for twelve.  It was from Belks not the grocery store.  The white stoneware was packed up in the garage and I struggled not to resent these damn red dishes.

It occurred to me that this was dear hubs house too.  I thought of my daughter's tattoo, a visible reminder of Leonard Cohen's song lyrics.  Love is not a victory march.  No winners or losers in the end.  Just red dishes.

I loved piecing this quilt and working out my tableware angst in such a tangible, tactile and textile way.  Quilt on friends.