L is for Large Cloth.
And I am Leaning back into that. Large Cloth for me is not just a bit bigger, not related to size but more like a human wrapping cloth. A useful cloth at least. Maybe even something to hide under.
I counted 14 this morning (and I even gave 3 away this year). I keep switching them from wall or folded up to bed. I have been sleeping under Coma lately. Oddly, or maybe not, I have been sleeping better. It's not that big, but neither am I. I often get caught in remembering the story of its making but then I continue in my dreams. But it is a blanket, and it has a nice light weight while still being warm, probably because it is backed in flannel. And flannel by nature is engineered to hold warmth. I love both aspects of quilt making. The story of the making and the story of the fabric itself. And how knowing about cloth helps me make it useful.
L can also be for Life and the Long road ahead...
Here, a sweet pic taken by my brother, me and my boy on a new path to what might be "the Last Settling in.", if all goes well.
M is here today too. Because the Full Moon rises. M is for Moon which has always been big here, and I use it today to let you know that my old shop has been resting for a great while and I have decided to use it once again, probably for some special Full Moon updates now and then, Today just testing, with a small Moon celebration, to see if everything is still in working order since I made some changes and so did Big Cartel. The technology challenge continues, but hey, it keeps my mind active.
I pictured a hymn I remember from teaching days
“One more step along the world I go
One more step along the world I go
From the old things to the new
Keep me travelling along with you”
About travelling with God … but other travelling companions are available ♥
I’ve always wanted to back a quilt with flannel …. Now I’m asking myself why haven’t I. You never fail to inspire me to try you things ….
So much changing going on for you … hopefully it’ll all come together.
Flannel also works great for batting. It’s funny too, that less dense quilting makes a quilt warmer, because it traps more body heat in the gaps between the stitches.
Your son and your brothers there to be with you is a cheerful thing. Coma is a perfect people keeper for you.
yes, family is a comfort. I am thinking how related blankets and robes are.. how one can become another.
Shelter. Magic. The Hobbit comes to mind; their capes. 😀
If I sew all the large cloths together, I could make a tent…
What a precious photo of you and your son 💚
I love walking-away-photos, they always appear Mysterious to me. Sleeping under Coma, or any of your quilts, must feel so comforting ♥️
yes, I feel like I am walking when I look at it.
I love looking at large cloths up close…
M for Magic happens and Moving on.
Is it coma as in a pause in a sentence or coma as in deep sleep?
I wrap myself in quilt’s I made. I made too many so now I give them away, along with a lot of other things I no longer have need for. Lightening the load.
I defined and redefined my sense of coma in the process of making this blanket and ultimately it became a kind of haven created by a shift in perception. It holds a lot of new eyes. Maybe a deep awakening…
I like the idea of a “wrapping” cloth. In just that small area of cloth in the photo it looks like there are so many stories and much love has been stitched in by hands of peace.
I look at it like a kind of tangible example of Zen.
These slow story cloths are such a comfort really.
The land that holds us, the love that’s bestows us. Life keeps moving for you, this is beautiful!
Life. One chance to live it.
Everything about this post is Lovely and full of Motivation!
Ha!
Beloved Coma………….
There she is…
A path to peace . . . filled with beauty, art & loved ones! This resonates with me . . . just yesterday I sketched out a new tapestry design: A woman with a baby on her back, walking on a winding path into the sunshine. Best wishes, Jude!
Funny how it all becomes a path, in perspective…
The picture of you and you son on the path warms me so much.
💙💚💓
I’m glad you have each other.
Me too.
Yes, A path to peace is what we all need.
A Beautiful photo of you and your son.
Nice to step back and see myself.
Lovely photo of you and your son 💚
Nice to see more of your large cloth 💙
✌🏼
Love that picture…
Spent a moment with the full moon around 2 AM this morning…harvest moon, gathering. I think this is a season for large cloth. That’s a sunny path you are on…goldenrod?
Yes, miles of goldenrod!
Your comment about sleeping better under Coma resonates with me – I have a couple of heavy old blankets I use during cold weather, and I always sleep well under them!
I know change is coming for you and I hope all goes well. Good that you have your brother and your boy to help you on your way.
Blankets are a special cloth form…
Yes, I have good help.
That photo of you and your son is so beautiful and it tells me that everything is gonna be okay.
It calmed me.
I am feeling wistful after reading this. A strange kind of Beauty, all of it.
Such meaningful, textured clothwork you do, Jude…
I want to stitch a path to peace.