tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post1118454983327622942..comments2024-03-28T17:33:05.722-04:00Comments on Judy's Journal: being 14Judy Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00619951031502775381noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-51876058429640689332021-06-14T10:34:47.431-04:002021-06-14T10:34:47.431-04:00I'm tearing upI'm tearing upjudenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-61056125839618751202021-06-11T09:38:15.039-04:002021-06-11T09:38:15.039-04:00Always a special time reading and looking. ✨Always a special time reading and looking. ✨Camilla G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18149637638443107010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-80642487086903402792021-06-10T19:30:13.453-04:002021-06-10T19:30:13.453-04:00Hi Kathy
I’ve been thinking about what you have sa...Hi Kathy<br />I’ve been thinking about what you have said about your ‘serious’ work not holding memory. I disagree. The pieces that you designed and sewed together took time. And that time, what was happening in your life, the world, your mind, is held in those pieces. And I bet that when you look at and/touch those beautiful pieces, memories come back. XJudy Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00619951031502775381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-55599978811578184252021-06-10T14:10:12.846-04:002021-06-10T14:10:12.846-04:00I loved this meandering thoughts of time gone by a...I loved this meandering thoughts of time gone by along with the photos of quilts and tablecloths and random bits of fabric. Janice Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01517424546224189747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-7089329909701449632021-06-08T18:35:44.831-04:002021-06-08T18:35:44.831-04:00I don't see that my "serious" show q...I don't see that my "serious" show quilts provide much reflection of my life, perhaps because they're made largely from solid colors and are abstract. Some do reflect a particular anxiety or political concern of the time, but mostly no. <br /><br />On the other hand, my functional quilts, which are mostly made from scraps, are fabulous walks down memory lane -- the dress I wore in seventh grade, my sister's kindergarten dress, some fabric from my grandmother, curtains from our first-married apartment, leftover bits from an early quilt, that sort of thing. <br /><br />Too bad that by limiting myself largely to cottons and some blends, I forfeited the opportunity to use other memory fabrics. I did use a bunch of them a couple of years ago when I was making "daily people," little figures made from bits of fabric. Lots of polyester doubleknits showed up in those people, a great way to remember my life in those polyester days of the 1970s.kathy loomisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-52510095912488391092021-06-08T13:10:22.552-04:002021-06-08T13:10:22.552-04:00I agree that our quilts are memory-laden guides to...I agree that our quilts are memory-laden guides to our past lives; I have yet to finish my Mom's grieving quilt after she passed--it will be 5 years this month--I take it out, work a bit, remember... and when it gets too hard, I put it back. When I'm ready it will be finished...when the grief isn't still so raw...<br /><br />thanks for sharing your stories...I love that ..hugs, Julierose ;)))Julierosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079686021190332890noreply@blogger.com