de-constructing time

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My journey of de-constructing time has begun.

 My sister sent me two boxes of things

that had belonged to my grandmother.

I opened the boxes not knowing what she would have chosen....There are hand towels,

one embroidered tattered pillowcase, (my favorite thing), and clothes she wore. There is

a bit of fabric, nothing I would ever choose (too synthetic), but special, none the less, because my grandmother chose

it. I carefully unpacked everything and began cutting apart the clothes. Tearfully at first because the smell of the fabrics

and clothes reminded me so much of her and my mother...

Funny how our senses bring back so many memories.

Not long after I began cutting the tears went away and I decided it was indeed ok to make

the quilt and travel through the memories each little scrap of fabric would bring.

I am willing to travel down this road of (self) discovery....

                                   Begin again, knowing that those I love

are watching over me somehow and are probably amused at me and my

ramblings at times.

: )

Part of this new journey is learning new ways of stitching.

I have had the opportunity to take Jude's

spiritcloth.typepad.com 

Cloth to Cloth class,

http://spiritcloth.typepad.com/cloth_whispering/2010/12/cloth-to-clothvideo-series-1.html

All I can say is it is, fabulous and if you were even remotely thinking of taking

the course, it is so worth it! 

She now has it in a video/pdf format so you can work at your own pace.
She is so knowledgeable about fabric and stitching and she offers so many
helpful insights.

I look forward to practicing what I have learned.

<3

               

One of the items in the box was a Linen calendar from 1973. I am pretty sure I had something

to do with giving it to my grandmother. Back then, linen calendars/pictures hanging on the wall

 were quite popular.

I want to say it was some sort of school fund raiser and we bought one for my grandmother

as a gift.

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I liked the pictue part of the calendar for the quilt I am making, but I felt the calendar

part would be too much.

When I sat back and looked at the calendar and thought about my grandmother

I kept thinking ...."and there was time no more."

She had somehow stepped out of time.

So, I decided to cut off the calendar part and cut it into strips and weave

it back together.

At this point, I participated in Jude's online course and found new inspiration...

I will share more as I move along.

<3