Life Is Short
Jane Hartfield’s Quote Quilt
I must admit this theme was
difficult for me. It was hard for me to focus and narrow down the choices for
“Quote”. I really was close to the deadline without a decision.
However, one theme kept
coming back to me. During the past three months, I have lost a lot of friends.
Some were pretty close friends. One former coworker. Bridge players. Quilters.
A very special minister in our church. It just seemed like an uncommon number
of deaths. It was affecting me deeply and reminding me once again that “Life Is
Short”. I also started seeing some posts on Facebook that said Life is short,
take the trip, eat the cake, buy the shoes. So I decided to make that a bit
more personal.
Life Is Short
Make Art
Sit on the Beach
Drink the Wine
I really don’t think this
little quilt is quite up to my usual standard, but I will explain it a little
more. Three of the fabrics I dye printed while in San Antonio studying with
Jane Dunnewold. The black and white circles came from a fat quarter I had
purchased. I painted the words on using a squeeze bottle. Boy, was that
challenging. I could work on that for months and perhaps improve, but I didn’t
have the time or the inclination. Then I quilted it using motifs that I felt
complimented the statement. Grapes for the wine. Waves for the beach. Echo
quilting for the Art.
Be sure to look for a
separate post for our next theme!
