Thursday, June 10, 2010

Out of the Box

A quilt for my sister Sabine, she had a special birthday in May
The Quilt is called "Out of the Box"

Being back in Germany and reflecting on my time with Sabine and my family in Germany I was reminded of a very special poem from Doris Warshay.


New Directions by Doris Warshay
I want to travel as far as I can go,
I want to reach the joy that's in my soul,
And change the limitations that I know,
And feel my mind and spirit grow;

I want to live, exist, 'to be'
And hear the truths inside of me.

  
My version of the poem

On my road I travel as far as I can go,
I reach the joy that's in my soul,
And change the limitations that I know,
And feel my mind and spirit grow;
I am Living, Existing 
"Being"
And I hear the truths inside of me.
Thank you



You might ask why did I adjust the poem? Well, I don't want to keep it in the "wanting", the time is now, this moment.
I do thank Doris for her poem and inspiration.


Colour the World with your Creativity
Be it playing music, painting, cooking, writing poems, writing stories, reading to an elderly or young person, quilting, pottery, sweeping the floor, talking, listening, dancing, singing and much more.
Be in it, be in your creativity and let it shine.

 

 


Saturday, June 5, 2010

Twisted Bargello



I have returned from Germany visiting family and friends. It was mighty cold and rained from time to time, I think I saw the sun shining through some clouds 4 times.
Back in Australia I was also greeted by clouds and heavy rain. But today the sun came out and ahh so beautiful to see it shine. This is Australia for you, the rain never lasts long.
Whilst in Germany I had the chance to take some photos of the quilt that I made for my Mum's 70 birthday, which is coming up in December this year.
My son took the quilt over last year after it was finished. Why wait to give this colourfull quilt, it was an early birthday gift and much appreciated during the heavy snowfall and cold winter nights this year.




The quilt was my first major project and is easy to make, believe it or not, the hardest thing was choosing the colours. The pattern was given to me by a friend and written by Chris Timmins from Grafton Australia.
Hope you enjoy looking at the quilt and if you like a pattern please let me know, I can get it for you.
That's all for now, wishing you all well and take care