Yesterday was a beautiful day.
The wood guy didn't show up on Monday. it rained so heavily for so long, I didn't even call to see what happened. He never called with an excuse. Sure enough, he showed up with the sun yesterday with another beautiful pile of clean seasoned wood for more than a reasonable price. The sun is out today so more stacking. This round goes under the deck next to last year's left overs and the kindling. honestly
By the way, he is 84. And I paid him the higher price.
Grow aka The Magic of Season. The clothesline isn't high enough. I will change that because I imagine working larger all of a sudden. Maybe just some calling to larger cloths that need attention here. big
I think, the next ring of petals, the ring of magic, the ring of change, the singing ring, will go a bit like this. No hard rules, just dark and light, which will allow me to use up a lot of scrap here. There is not a lot of true black and white left here. This time I am using a skitch skatch method. Still a line guided applique but the lines are drawn , sketched on the base with that old sharpie.
“See you next fall…” Wow, the promise, wonder, and unfolding that statement holds!
“Grow” is a perfect name for this quilt. I have so enjoyed watching it change over time. The new petal additions have really added a powerful dimension to the composition. I liked it on the round table as a tablecloth, but now I see it is growing beyond that usage, very beautifully.
I think it can be both a tablecloth and a blanket!
it’s very loving….it loves its Self and it breaths love
a loving blanket has great use.
Your quilt is fabulously unique. I love it 👏👏👏
ha, no plan makes every moment a surprise!
It’s really lovely to hear your voice, Jude, in exploring your thoughts on your work and process. This piece is stunning.
thanks, I love to talk as I go…
That Cloth is just gorgeous! Stunning.
What an amazing creation, Jude!
Thank Rae, you never know what will happen when you begin with an open path
Gorgeous! Such a happy joy bursting from the center out!
Love the fallen leaves & the feel of moon phases inside the circle.
Lovely.
the joy in this one seems to have given all the little bit purpose
Absolutely beautiful! ❤️It feels like you turn every single piece of fabric into magic! Thank you for sharing!!!
i love fabric
You ar one of those people, Jude; you share freely your experience and the best way to go about things.
What a wonderful community of kind, helpful people you have around you there💚
Loving how “Grow” is growing …so organically.
Now I feel like I’d better try a sunflower!!
yes it has an organic feel, the way it has moved along…
Your quilt top looks even more beautiful outside in the sun! 🧡
This September was our 40th wedding anniversary😳
40! wow, love to you both.
Thanks Jude! 💗
You wood guy sounds like a winner. It’s not often these days for working people, (wood people, roofers, plumbers etc. ) to offer information to the payers that is sensible and yet allows for a less expensive option. It’s always seemed strange to me that by doing that (and by doing small jobs rather than concentrating on the bigger, more expensive ones) builds up repeat customers for them. A small job, or one done with a cheaper alternative, will usually produce a larger one on down the line for them that would not happen otherwise. In general people these days don’t seem to think long-term. What will the consequences be out beyond the present moment.
yeah, I agree. I seem to be tapped into a lot of the old time long term residents here, they have a different work ethic. There is so much to say about this, but no more today.
That quilt is stunning Jude. Sunshine on a quilt. I love your work, design, colour, growing. I also enjoyed hearing your thoughts about your work. It is inspiring and relaxing.
Stunning cloth. No paper 😋.
I love September!!!!!!!!
me too, love spills forth
Those are the two ‘petals’ I noticed too 🙂
Every time I see “Grow”, I love it even more. I didn’t know that would happen, since each time I think it is so great as is!! Jude, such an amazing cloth you’ve grown here!
it feels right… it’s been a while since I felt that.
The tiger petal gave me a chuckle. A little tail of a baby tiger hiding under the cloth. 😄 Thanks for this glorious view of Magic/magic.
cloth needs to go outside too.
Good to see it on the clothes line too.
yeah, I know…
my grandfather made clothesline props for my grandmother … long pieces of wood with a notch at one end to hold the line and a point at the other end to set into the ground … after hanging the wash on the low line, Grandma would push the props into place to lift everything high off the ground … I just googled it and sure enough, one can buy metal props, but I love my remembered image of weathered wood
yeah, I should try that. lots of fallen tree branches here after the storm, might be able to work with them.