My Two Cents worth....

Friday Morning....I loved reading about Tonya's tready pieces yesterday. But she mentioned something that I think we need to remind ourselves about. Here at Quilt Mavericks we make quilts..that's a given. Its' probably our passion, part of our identity and something that we like to talk about and are proud of.BUT............

I don't think that EXCLUDES other areas of interest. If we are what we think is "pure" quilter, that is fine, but many of us have a love or fondness for other needlework projects or expressions.
Maybe it would be helpful for us to feel confident that we can post WHAT we want and what we are interested in on our blogs, and NOT have the worry that we might be shunned or scorned by others. I can see why Tonya might have felt hesitant to put her thready pieces up. We have hit the quilt pictures hard lately...and it's wonderful..I LOVE IT !! but I also read many of the blogs from the Quilters who embellish, and I really like what I see over on A Bird in the Hand, angry chicken, and Turkey Feathers. All 3 of those gals do needle art. It might be a quilt, but also pillows,bags, embroidery, small stufed creatures, etc.

Their creations are charming and make me feel so proud of that younger generation of women who want to make and wear an apron, or embroider or make jam. Turkey Feathers has the most wonderful pictures of her children helping her make strawberry jam. It multiplies the things that their children are learning about life. Some like Knitting Kat, and Ms*Robyn's Parcels*tied with string* offer us a gentle view of life through their eyes.

It is one or two or three bricks in the foundation that we build for our childrens life. And I love whimsey...I love Tonya's kookieness about some of her pieces...I love tongue in cheek commentary...I love the view of life that lets you take the scraps and make something warm and wonderful and useful. Or just fun.

Back in the depression years, an expressive of the time was " DO, WHAT YOU CAN, WHERE YOU ARE, with WHAT YOU HAVE". And I'd like to add, to love what you are doing with it.