A quick post to say hi and to report from the front lines: I’ve finally begun to work on my quilt. It’s what has kept my hands busy these past few days. I’ve been cutting and trimming and sewing and ripping since Friday last week. And truth be told, the project has kept my mind busy, too.
See, this is a quilt of many stories, some of which I hope to tell in the coming weeks as the quilt begins to take shape. Already, I’m itching to share the tales this craft is allowing me to tell. The words jump over each other with the rhythm of my needles, so much that I laugh to myself as I try to herd all of them into readable lines–they refuse to cooperate! I’m reminded of that article in The New Yorker on brevity, about how six words are all you need to tell a story. So, to start off my quilting project, and to invite you to follow the quilt’s progress over the coming weeks, here are six words that hopefully start off this quilt’s tale :
Threads tread on fabric; fables unfurl.
The quilt won’t be ready for a while, but here’s hoping I keep at it as much as you can. In the meantime, posts on food, fabric, crafts and cupcakes are in the offing! (Next up is a post on making restaurant favorites for a picnic!) 
September 4th, 2008 at 10:03 am
ANG GANDAAAAAAAAA!
September 4th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
i’m loving the fabrics!!!
and what a cute 6-word memoir of a quilt-to-be!
September 4th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
I really admire people who can sew, and stitch and do everything on fabrics. I can’t! That’s why I envy you guys. Way to go though!
September 4th, 2008 at 10:17 pm
love those fabrics J!
gosh, with that 6-word tag line, i already have images unfurling in my brain 
September 5th, 2008 at 12:14 am
I love your 6-word teaser (and can’t wait to see the end product)!
Incidentally, I happen to have an older post that also mentioned ‘Six Word Memoirs’ –> http://www.sleeplessinkl.com/2008/03/16/everyone-has-a-story-to-tell
September 5th, 2008 at 1:27 am
I’ll follow the progress of your quilt. You quilt’s 6-letter word tale is catchy.
September 5th, 2008 at 1:33 am
Hmm…magaling-magaling! (voice like an evil donya), maganda ang mga tela mo Flores. It is so J Ana Othomnessesses.
Hahaha. Ganun ba katindi yun J? Can’t wait for the juicynessesses.
September 5th, 2008 at 9:29 am
Pretty! Some of these look like the fabric you got at Market Market
September 5th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
Via
- Thanks, friend!
Odette
- I’m loving the fabrics too!
Sheng
- Thanks for the compliment, and good luck to me! (Long way to go!)
Caryn
- Hay, I think you may have the best fabrics in Japan!
Mimi
- Read your post, di pa kita kilala what that went live!
Wits
- Thanks for keeping up!
Nina Lizard Othom
- Hindi naman GANUN ka-juicy. Pero juicy pa rin. Heehee.
Gretch
- You are CORRECT! Good eye.
September 5th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
I agree with Sheng. I envy pips like you who can create beautiful things from things that others would otherwise just discard. Wish I could sew and create beautiful things like you
I look forward to hearing the tales your quilt will tell 
September 7th, 2008 at 11:07 am
I can’t wait to see sneak previews of your quilt! The fabrics are lovely
Oooooh, I wish I was nearby!
September 10th, 2008 at 10:48 pm
Very nice. So do you choose all the fabrics? or are some are from old clothes or pillow case maybe? Are they all same material? It’ll be nice to follow the story of your quilt. Good luck.