...we come to quilt making looking for a respite from one set of challenges by embracing a very different set ~ involving color, pattern, sensuality, skill, and order, in an ever-changing mixture. . . . The act of making patchwork quilts [has] provided an oasis of grace in my life. I [have] pitched my pieced tent in that oasis, finding shelter and warmth for my psyche...
[from Quilting to Save My Life by Janet Catherine Berlo, author of Quilting Lessons: Notes from the Scrap Bag of a Writer and Quilter]
Liberated. Eclectic. Colorful. Scrappy. These four words encompass who I am as a quilt maker. I love sharing my process from gestation through completion here on the blog and my alter ego “Quiltdivajulie” and I agree, it is ALL about the journey.
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& wait...
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