Anyway, this piece of commercial batik has been in my life since I don't know when. It's got a supple, soft hand. I know it would be wonderful to applique with - all those tiny, needle turned stitches. I know there are one or two of those pink fish on the very first not-quilt I ever made. I have doled them out like bits of treasure, but the pink on navy really bothers me.
Back in the day, I had a long, halter top dress made from cloth just like it, a different print. Gold on blue. That hippy, India thing. The only thing holding the girls in place were two half inch straps of the same cloth that tied behind my neck. There was some cloth that saw some action.
So while I was handling this cloth yesterday, I was listening to some sample sound from BrainFM, no affiliation just yet. Still just listening to the soothing electronica.
It was a "focus" segment and I'm just holding this cloth, recognizing for the first time that the fish were arranged head and tail as Pisces. Thought about my long ago dress. How I could have parted with that cloth when it was done as a garment and I did wear it to death.
Last night I dreamed that I cut all the fish out of this cloth and re-arranged them, appliqueing them in various groups and files, some chasing colorful bugs or worms, some belly up with black Xs over their eyes...all kinds of activities. An enormous amount of work going into this imaginary Fish Blanket. Crazy. Still, my hand itches to pick up the scissors.
I'll have to overdye them first.
4 comments:
Where dreams come from!
The fertile imagination... devil's playground! LOL! Can't wait to see what happens to the fish, and I love "stash churn"! I do that when I get frustrated with what's on the work table, and just know I can find something better in the bins. Don't know why I bother trying to keep the stash neatly folded, and sorted in some forgotten order... ;-)
love the "points of light" upper right
Those are my Christmas lights. Of course I leave them up all year. It looks nice from the street.
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