There was an article in the New York Times about that phrase, "Hope this finds you well," that we have all been using when we check in on each other. 2020 will undoubtedly be the strangest year most of us will ever live through. It hasn't been easy for many of us, and downright disastrous for far too many.
I live alone, so it's up to me to keep myself involved. I usually have the TV on when I work in the studio. I'm used to watching the big sporting events - The Kentucky Derby, The Masters, The Indianapolis 500, The French Open, Wimbledon, and so on. Those have been cancelled or postponed, or run without spectators, as you can see from the photo of the Indy 500 race above.
I've got one more quilt to bind, but I wanted something to keep my brain occupied. My pal Julie said she was going to make something pink, because we all need more pink in our lives.
Hmmm, I replied. Maybe I need words. Fun, happy words. We need happy. Maybe something with birds, hearts, asterisk flowers. "Yes, yes, yes" Julie texted back. "Hope."
Flowers, happy, joy, fun, laugh...
"Sparkle"
It should be cuckoo like the chicken, with upside down words, vertical words, silly spelling. And it should have images... sailboats, cats, cake. Butterflies
"Sunshine"
It should have white on white backgrounds...
"Duh!"
OK! I'm going to get my notebook and start writing this stuff down...
Kites, smiles,
Thus inspired, I went into the studio to make some
The plan is to make a word a day, and also some "thing" else - here it is a heart. I want lots of other stuff in addition to the words. I want a quilt of happy. We'll see how this goes. Regular readers know I often get started with less than a complete idea, but that as I work other ideas will pop up, things will change, and after a bit, I'll figure it out, and then I'll be off to the races.
These letters are not paper pieced. They are "improvisationally" pieced. They are made without templates or patterns. If you want to know how to make them, you can get my tutorial here, on my Etsy shop.
HEY: https://squamish.arcteryxacademy.com/films, check out the film, FREE AS CAN BE. That old guy is my brother Mark. Yeah, it's rock climbing on El Capitan in Yosemite Valley, but hey, it's my brother!
8 comments:
I think you need to add words, like " Crazy", Intrepid, Fearless, They are so brave, if you can say that, to climb up there, I would be in a panic to even contemplate that. Love your new word too.
Your colorful quilts raise our spirits. Love, hugs and purrs.
We all need a serious infusion of this~ pure positivity; YES! I love your idea!! I laughed at the very first words listed: chocolate, cake, cookies... oh, yeah!
Anytime is the perfect time for a quilt of pure happiness, now especially.
As far as your brother is concerned... Holy CRAP! I'm pretty sure there are mountain goats watching that film saying "Yeah, no. I don't think so."
Oh my gosh!!! Your brother certainly has the passion for his sport..crazy brother indeed ;) I was just reading about needing to balance our scales by participating in positive activities...nothing more positive than FUN! Will enjoy watching this one develop :)
This is a great time for a positive project like that. I watch movies and Youtube videos. The Cs I avoid when I am trying to be healthy is cake, cookies, candy, chips, and crackers.
What a fantastic film and a joy to watch - BRAVE should be on your list :)
Wow! Loved the film. Your brother is amazing. I used to have friend that did that in Yosemite and seeing the film reminded me of the photos my friend would show of the ground from his perspective climbing...makes my hands sweat seeing that all over again! And the new quilt is looking fine!
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