what if (as Jude might ask), what if this quilt were not viewed (by me, that is) as one in a series of quilts (i.e. “Global Warming VII”?), but rather as a SAMPLER? It changes everything. Here I am, learning to piece curves. PRACTICING.
Pattern and Outrage
cloth, justice, writing, and food
This detail is lovely. It reminds me of aboriginal art.
it’s funny you say that, Ginny, because one of the fabrics (the floral spray with black ground) was designed by contemporary Aborigines.
Hardest quilt I ever made was one with curved pieces…practice is good.
forces one to say, it’s really okay to be a beginner. (question is, will I ever feel it’s okay to be/become a master?) time, time, time… and more time needed.
According to Malcolm Gladwell in “Outliers” — fascinating book about success and our tendency to see success as a function of sheer talent or a meritocracy, when in fact other factors play a huge role — it takes 10,000 hours of practice to become a master.