10.8.10

New life, animal life













Started something new yesterday, intending to make
a feel-good-quilt... The grey seersucker is my old
housecoat, worn to exhaustion - but far from
retirement yet, nevertheless - and a small moon
piece from a while back found it´s place in
life, too...













Ladybugs in the yard...













... and a second-hand lizard - pleased I found him,
he´s really heavy, for a little guy, and he does love
cloth...

14 Kommentare:

Robin Olsen hat gesagt…

What a nice idea--a feel good quilt as a receptacle of all those well-loved, well-worn old clothes. I have such a hard time letting go of those (actually I have a hard time not wearing them!)

gerfiles hat gesagt…

Me, too... (but that coat had developed such holes by now that wearing it made me look like the confused elderly spinster I am... ;o)

Chrissie hat gesagt…

looks like you will have to share your feel-good quilt with your new lizard friend ....

Clare Wassermann hat gesagt…

oooo nice. very Spirit clothy xx

Velma Bolyard hat gesagt…

i like what i see here, and your lizard seems at home, too. i love my old clothes and hate to retire them.

kaiteM hat gesagt…

hey, is that where my old housecoat has gone to? the quilt is looking good, can we see all of it when it's finished? k.

Sweetpea hat gesagt…

I love this post! I just *retired* a favorite linen blouse today...my {{{girls}}} don't fit into a size small top anymore. But what did I do? I folded it & stacked it neatly atop the pile of like-colored textiles that are awaiting new places in new storycloths. Felt good that I didn't REALLY have to give it up :>]]

Christi

p.s. 'Mauve Pack' arrived safely. It has a bit of drool on it now, but other than that, GORGEOUS!!

Anonym hat gesagt…

Yes, an excellent idea, and good to keep all those memories somewhere safe.

gerfiles hat gesagt…

Feels good that I don´t have to give up that house coat, indeed (in fact it might live a 2. time besides the quilt, as I took it´s measurements, determined to try sewing a new one - more about that adventure soon...) + I don´t mind sharing it with the lizard + I take Spirit clothy as the huge compliment it is... - thanks, everyone

Deb G hat gesagt…

Oh it looks so comforting.... I do like using fabric from one thing to another.

patricia hat gesagt…

lovely post. your new friend the little lizard really feels cozy with fabrics. I also liked a lot the mixed textures, one feels like putting a finger into the photos to touch them. and the little lizard makes an interesting contrast with them.

gerfiles hat gesagt…

Thanks Deb, I know you do... + thanks to you, Aleph, for the compliment by an photo expert...

Anonym hat gesagt…

hmm.
I am thinking of the same thing...

the textures are delightful in that piece.

gerfiles hat gesagt…

Thanks, Denise... - that´s from having worn part of the fabrics for 1/2 a millenium...