From the ridiculous to the sublime

I worked through some of those ideas.  Then put them on the design wall and managed to not throw things at them.  It was quite an experience and I learned and practised.  I'm not sure what to do with them now.  My art quilt support group( Ravenesque) was over today and they seemed a little unsure of what to say about them as well.  The projects may never seee the light of day, but well worth the time.

Before the ladies came over DH and I tidied the studio and adjacent sitting area.  Some things got thrown away.  Every once in awhile I get into a mood that will allow me to get rid of things.For several years all of my small fabric scraps have been put into a 5+gal primary wine fermentor.  It was full and tightly packed, but now is empty and back in the wine making area.  I found a small piece of a very special fabric that I had bought years ago.  You know the type of thing.  So beautiful or so capable of arousing memories that you can't bear to throw away even the smallest piece.  I gave it to one of the Ravenesque ladies who does amazing crazy patch embroidery, and she immediately had an idea of what she would do with it.

Visits such as this are the highlight of much of my life ( those grandbabies will always come first).  There is a tremendous exchange of ideas, and every one of us learns something, despite all of us having many years of experience in all of these techniques.  But there is laughter, and the fellowhsip that I've spoken about before. We spent some time talking about the upcoming quilt show being sponsored by the  LQG.  The entry classifications have been publicized and we feel that there may possibley be a mis-understanding of the entire genre of art quilting.  But since the classicications have been released to the public, there is very little that can be done about it.