I finished quilting G and I thought Getting There. And I am , if there is a there there. I did add the words Going and Guess but I will take pictures later. I have spent a lot of time in this chair over the last few months. I can say this cloth has officially become a Spirit Cloth. S could just be for that, without saying. And a Storycloth, a Story that might be told Someday (I love that word) when I am no longer here to tell it. Even without words. Like the Lion Quilt, this one has become like a tapestry. It takes a lot of energy for that to happen. But you sense it when it does. There is a transfer. I imagine the the transformation, me into cloth. I cannot describe it, the cloth is the only evidence.
This is at the root of my quest.
S is also for Soul-o, and I will add him to both quilts. He is a lion and a Soulmate.
In a few days, I will be signing off for the rest of the year. To remind you, the site will be down between the 24th and the 31st of December. And I will be offline except for some cleanup for this place. A Forever Zone newsletter will go out before that time.
It is with great affection that I send you grandmother hugs. May you find great joy in giving your most magnificent quilt to this new child. I am so grateful to be his grandmother’s ragmate so I can tag along.
sorry I missed this, hugs received!
The way the artisan’s energy infuses their work tells a story, doesn’t it?
Happy solstice!
How can it not?🌞
The image of Soul-O is everything…he reminds me of a dæmon if you are familiar with the Golden Compass – carrying the human’s soul in an animal form which accompany, aid, and comfort their humans.
Thank you for helping me to see the deeper value in these scraps of fabric that I keep and combine. I don’t know know the story they tell but I know I have a strong need to express it with fabric and thread just the same.
Wishing you joy and contentment this holiday season. Looking forward to seeing you again in the new year.
we don’t have to know the story, everything that touches us is the story. love to you.
I always enjoy seeing where people work, it looks so cozy.
Such a beautiful gift to give with love in each and every stitch.
Wishing you a peace and joy filled holiday season!
🎄❤️🎄
I love a deep chair. Happy Holidays….
Warm and Happy Holidays Jude! ❤️❤️❤️ you are such an inspiration to me.💕💕🙏🏽 . See you next year as they say.XoBarbara
Hey ho!
G-the gift of a grandmother ❤️
Oh, grandma is good!
Thanku for your inspiration Jude
Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year 🎄🤶🏻😇😍
here we go again
Such a big story within this cloth and I can just see those stories being told and that special feeling being transferred beyond us all.
Wishing you and yours all the best for the holidays. ❤️
same to you as we continue…
Blessings of the season, dear Jude.
The quilt keeps on expressing more of you💖💖
Soul-O is such a beauty 🐈⬛
we are what we do I guess.
Merry Christmas Jude and Happy New Year.
Enjoy your time away.
Sending love & hugs,
Rae F
you too
s is for stitches sinking ‘n settling into soft cloth. love the convergence of lines centering at soul-o ‘n his calm reflection…
he knows i have a camera.
With every stitch the cloth is becoming. Solstice greetings.
another year…
Oh Soul-O 🖤🤍🖤🤍
I love how the feel and weight of cloth changes with stitch…
Sending Yuletide love from our house to yours ❤❤❤
Hey Ho Helen!
Soul-O being Symmetrical. A feline Buddha.
the black and white helps…
“L” is for Legacy, too.
What a “S”plendid “S”Tory you “W”eave!!!
(& Oh, Soul-O!! 😻😻😻)
🧵🪡💖
isn’t he something. S is for that stare.
Sew Glad you are getting there! Enjoy your Holiday Break! Love to you and yours!
backatcha
how cloth surrounds you (another S word) in that image of your stitching chair … I love the well-worn edge of the arm rest … imagine the tales it could tell …
yes, I seem to have created a cloth nest
Storycloth … wonderful description 💙💙💙
Have healthy happy holidays
ahead 🕊️🎄🎊
♥️
I cannot look at cloth without wondering about its story
Me too! I want to know where it came from, and how I can make it into something that’s pleasing to me.
💙 Have a peaceful winter solstice
Love and Best Wishes…enjoy this time of Season and Family and Stitch too of course 🙂 xo
maybe I will give stitch a rest, these old fingers ache.
Have a merry Christmas and a happy, healthy 2023💜🌸
Oh Soul-o…so mysterious. I remember the first time I had that “oh” feeling when something I had pieced together and stitched on became not fragments of something pulled together, but something whole and something more than it was. A gift from you. 🙂
I am going to settle in and consider gifts
Scintillating Sparkles of Spirit to you and yours!
those words were like fireworks
Enjoy the quiet beauty of the season.
All the best for a joyful holiday
Spirit is such a deep thing. Happy Winter Solstice, Jude! And Christmas and New Year!
way deep, buried sometimes.