Thursday, February 07, 2008

Weekly Collage

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This piece came together so easily. I stitched the fabric I had stamped yesterday into a twelve inch square. Then I pulled the purple fabric out of the scrap box. It was already folded and I didn't even have to cut it. I gave it a quick press, laid it out in the shape of a heart and sewed it in place. To finish it off I ran vertical stitches across the surface. It took me less than an hour and I am counting it for my Thing-a-day!

Happy Lunar New Year! I wonder what the year of the rat will bring?

Living consciously...

Everything you do, you do for a reason. I do agree with this. Of course, it's great when you're doing good, noble, healthy, or fulfilling things. Not so good when it's self-sabotaging behaviors. The one thing I've wondered about for years... make that decades, is: Why is it so easy to get into a fight with the husband? That habit of sparring over the simplest of issues is something we both say we want to change but we still end up going there. I know that some of it is that we both have strong opinions and we love a "good" debate. It's when it turns into that ugly relationship tantrum that I really want to understand. I want to understand it so that I can begin to change it.

4 comments:

Vicki W said...

That's very cool Kim!

Kay said...

Your talent amazes me, Kim. Recognize that color palette? Isn't it January TIF in different proportions and values? And a great improvement on the original IMHO.

jenclair said...

As usual, I'm impressed with your "designing eye" and love the inclusion of the purple and turquoise!

I'm still working on things like why I put so much importance on minor things...I'm practicing on making my communication "kind, gentle, and thoughtful" because I know the tone of my voice initiates some disagreements. :(

Dianne said...

I love the shape of the heart!!Purple and orange - wonderful...