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So what do I need 24 C's for?
Roast CHICKEN
CHICKEN casserole
CHICKEN + dumplings
CHICKEN salad
CHICKEN + noodles
CHICKEN sandwiches
CHICKEN Tetrazzini
CHICKEN pot pie
CHICKEN a la king
CHICKEN soup
CHICKEN + CHICKEN
After I wrote yesterday's post, I emailed Julie and told her about my conundrum with the oven mitts and that I felt the real problem was that I wasn't really clear what the quilt was ABOUT. Julie replied just as I was getting ready for bed, "When Brenda told us the story, she used WORDS. Maybe you don't need to draw anything else this time."
So I thought about it. The quilt is about TOO MUCH CHICKEN. And the best way to convey that is to list the things you do with leftover chicken. I came up with the list above, which adds to Brenda's list, but ends the way hers did, "chicken an' chicken." Twelve CHICKEN words, 24 C's.
I now know EXACTLY what this quilt is about, and just HOW I am going to have some fun with TOO MUCH CHICKEN. And you had better believe it will include the usual little in-jokes that I put in all my quilts.
Once you know what you're about, it falls into place, doesn't it?
ReplyDeleteI understood the point you were making yesterday about your choice of fabric for the mitts, but in the pic that you added to the blog, I didn't have the same visual problem that you did. I think it would have depended, in the end, on the surrounds/entire quilt - but since it seems as though you're not going to use it after all, the problem has been resolved - yes?
Megan
Sydney, Australia
Happy to sense your energy and excitement for this new approach !!
ReplyDeletegreat strip-pieced letters! have you ever read my tutorial on making those?
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