Halloween was the best one ever. Other than Sloan refusing to wear her costume, the night was perfect. Here is one of my favorite photos from the night. I think it captures the absolute joy, or maybe sugar high, the kids were on answering the door when the trick-o-treaters would ring our bell.
I was pretty exhausted from a late night with the kids, but nothing could stop me from visiting the Gee Bend quilts in Canterbury.
There were a lot of heavy fabrics and colours used in the quilts. I realize that part of the beauty of the quilts and their story is the quilters use what is on hand, but the fabrics didn’t appeal to me.
I did love the simplicity of the designs and some of their use of colors.
One lesson I did take away from the Gee Bend quilts was that a quilt doesn’t have to be “perfect” to still be beautiful or meaningful. The Gee Bend quilts were really lopsided and not perfect squares, but it didn’t take away from the quilts. I think I get a bit too focused on trying to make my quilts follow traditional “rules” and trying to make them perfect squares or rectangles.
There were also a lot of international quilts at the exhibit and the Japanese ones were just breathtaking. The attention to detail and use of fabrics just took your breath away. Here is a photo of just one of the beautiful Japanese quilts. I have posted lots of photos on Flickr.
Okay, back to sewing on a quilt binding and I have dolls that need stuffing and faces. I did a quick visit to my sewing basket and there are a lot of projects started and not finished. I am going to try and focus grasshopper….and finish some of them!
