Happy New Year to you! Here we are at the beginning of a new decade. I always think of myself as a relatively new quilter. Maybe it is time for me to stop thinking that. I was just thinking back to when I started my first quilt. It was during the 2010 Olympics here in Vancouver. I took a few days off from work to go enjoy the Olympics, but that didn't really happen. I was immediately hooked on quilting. I stayed home most of the time that I had intended to go to the Olympics! I feel like it has taken me a whole decade to explore different techniques of quilting. I keep looking for that one style that I will make my own. I can't say that I have found that one style yet. I am still experimenting with many different techniques. Some of my projects have taken much longer than I intended. When I look back at all of my completed work, I realize that I have accomplished quite a bit. I can look back at my first free motion quilting, and see how I have improved since then. That is a satisfying feeling. I look forward to continue to improve. I hope to produce quilts that are even more beautiful in the future. Quilting has greatly enriched my life. When I create, I am expressing myself in a way, but not with words. I just get into my zone of creativity, which which just takes me to my happy place. The colors and prints of the fabric are meshed together, and suddenly a pile of ordinary fabric forms new beauty. I don't know what exact direction my quilting will go in the next decade, but I do know that I will continue to enjoy the process!
See you all soon at the January meeting. There will be lots of time to socialize and have fun at the meeting!
--Gloria
1 comment:
You do create beautiful quilts. Thanks for all your investment in our quilt group. You are really appreciated for all that you provide us. Looking forward to seeing you at our next meeting.
From one of your many fans
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