This journal quilt is not finished. It needs to be cleaned up, embellished and quilted more; but I felt I must post since it has been a few days. My bete noire, atrial fibrillation, returned four times recently so it must be the subject.
At first I planned a dark cloud over four fibrillating hearts, and they were to be created from the cursing symbols. However, when I got out my fabrics, the ordinary blue sky of my life seemed to be an accidentally perfect background for how I felt (nearer my G....). Then I found the characters for Cinco de Mayo and thought they would serve as memento mori found in paintings to suggest mortality. Joe pointed out that the herky jerky Mexican band is a perfect metaphor for the afibs. I cut out some black fabric for the clouds and got so excited, I glued all down lightly with a gluestick and started sewing with a machine blanket stitch through the three layers (top, batting, backing) right away. Then I went to bed early.
I want to show you a cute quirky tree in my back yard that was about 5 inches when I planted it. Life goes on! If not, I love the Mexican celebrations on Day of the Dead. I want to adopt the holiday! In fact, I may.
Begone, Afibs!!! The journal quilt is a perfect commentary on and description of Afibs from your information about them and what I've read. Shucks! I so regret that they are a part of your life right now. Much love to you!
ReplyDeleteLove your Mexican dancer in the red dress. Reminds me of you in spirit dancing up a storm. Love the red hearts. Love red. Love life. And so do you. Now take care.
ReplyDeleteA great way to go at it and to diminish that black cloud. 'Course they never go entirely away! I agree with Nancy--you love life! And I like "ordinary blue sky of my life." Captures so much. And your sweet tree! Keep quilting!
ReplyDeleteLinda, I missed this one, too, but I truly think it's one of your best ones in terms of your journal quilt blog posts! It encourages me to post--when I get home--an incomplete journal quilt that I keep not blogging about, since it IS unquilted, though appliqued! But this one: love the symbolism and creativity, as always. Those two qualities just shine from all your art work, whether your paintings or your journal quilts!
ReplyDeleteLove this blog! The tree, pointing skyward, the cute figures, representing dark ideas but full of lively smiles and action and music and fun -- just like you who are full of grand ideas. You never hesitate to go forward and figure out a way to be creative. You make all things exciting.
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