My youngest daughter's favourite poem when she was 5 was "Reward and Punishment" by Roger McGough which lists things that will be given if you are very good or naughty - we would read it night after night. My favourite line is the promise of "a pocketful of yes's" - I think it is a lovely image and I imagined giving her a handful of IOUs with yes on every one to make up for all the times I have to say no. I saved her favourite jeans when she outgrew them, intending to do something to illustrate the line but was only spurred into action when I came across the Poetry in Stitches 2 project being organised by the National Needlework Archive.
The piece had to made to a set size, so I cut down the jeans and made a patchwork background using leftover fabric from I quilt I made her a couple of years ago - it was a bit touch and go as there was very little left but we got there. I wanted to make the picture very special for her so I was determined to use fabric with meaning to us.
Now, what can I do for the other daughter to make it fair?
2 comments:
What a lovely personal quilt. I like pieces with meanings and not just created for the pretty fabric.
Poetry gives great scope for imagery.
Hello Jane,
You kindly left a message on my blog back in February and here I am, in April, just now sending you a reply! I apologize for my tardiness; I am usually not that rude or ungracious.
I too have the problem of completing a batch of work and then finding it so hard to pick up the threads again. I felt embarrassed to even look at my blog, as I had not been working on my coursework!
Looking at your work has been inspiring! I love to see the way you develop an idea and then take that idea to the next level. I enjoyed the ‘pin men’ work; in the last pieces I could see a couple embracing or maybe dancing the tango – maybe both!
Once again, my apologies for not dropping you a note before now.
Thank you for stopping by my blog.
Regards,
Vivien
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