I'm quite intimidated by quilting in general and feel that it seems to draw out the perfectionism in people. Or maybe the perfectionists are drawn to quilting. Either way I was afraid of my latent critic making me feel stupid and generally being my downfall. Fortunately it was being taught by an amazing woman who was generous and practical! So now I have a quilted hot water cozy that I love and fond memories of making it.
Just so my first stencil. Like most things I've never tried, I assumed that it'd be beyond my abilities. Think I did pretty well for my first attempt. And got a lot of appreciation and support for even trying. Oh and believe it or not, the image is from a christian text of hymns. She looks how I often feel. I think I'll embroider and embellish and maybe add text like "let be, cruel world!" or "a brief hiatus from the battle" or something!!
And of course while the hands are busy the mind runs along. We had some great discussions about politics and craft...my favourite being the differences and values of both overtly and subtly political crafting. Being a group of respectful women makes conversations so much freer! And it's good for me to meet older, more experienced women and get a sense of myself now and in the future. If I grow old like them I'll be happy.
Right now I'm just tired and sleepy. Shall go sleep.
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