Spirit Cloth

Choosing Imperfection

The circles are hand drawn. I always like them better that way. In this way I become the compass. And the way reflects how centered I am. It took me years to be able to explain that in so few... Read more →

Circling

I am the center of the universe. And so are you. It's a lonely place and then we reach out. This 9 patch ring of circles was configured using a kind of quilt math. I can't focus on that today,... Read more →

Growth

Today is my birthday. 67!!! The avocado plant has awakened. After months of dropping leaves. Birthdays always have me thinking about growth. Your browser does not support the audio element. alternative audio link I got 99.9% good feedback on the... Read more →

Like a River

I love the flow of cloth. That it's nature. as a medium, is to hold movement. And silk, well, silk is the queen of flow. It can get away from you. Or you can just go with it. Silk used... Read more →

Pieces of Days

Just a glorious morning. Cold with that promise of warmer. Even if it's a long way off. Here I am, in the same spot. Almost waiting for spring. But there is no need. For it will come Eventually. I did... Read more →

A Day Unlike any Other...

(re)Considering the nature of our days. 7 AM Rain. Lamplight. direct link to audio if you see no player above. The sun just came out. I've turned the comments off for a bit as I wander into a place with... Read more →

Component- Butterfly

Component. The word I use so much. I used to use element more, but component is so related to compose. And then compound. In any case as it relates to traditional patchwork quilting, my beginnings with cloth, building blocks. But... Read more →

Three more.

3 more strips. (continued from here.) Some shifting. Pinned. Since it is sort of a grab-bag thing, the patched strips, (let me call them paths today, path-works) they are often not straight or even edged. There are some spaces in... Read more →

Imperfect Patching

Raining again. Who cares? So if you've managed to follow along, back to Endless Wishing. The cloth, that is. As I continue Collage Quilting. I explained how I created the cloth woven center. Using the mosaic method. Now lets look... Read more →