Kaffe Fassett started his autobiography "Dreaming in Color" like this:
As I set in my studio surrounded by my creative material - fabrics, yarns, paper prints, shelves of books, and collections of decorative objects - I can't help but reflect on the path that led me here.
In mid-June, after the Black Forest Fire, I was looking at the remains of almost everything and I've been following a different path ever since. All the sudden the blog turned out to be unimportant. But, it also turns out to be all I have left of some items. My laptop survived, but none of the backups. So I have some recent pictures.
Because of amazingly generous family and friends (and friends of friends and strangers), I've started recollecting creative materials and I need to keep track of what I make. So, here are some of my first steps after the fire.
At first, I was too numb and shocked to do much, but slowly, I've started stitching and being creative. I still don't have too much time. Restarting and rebuilding takes time. But some evenings when I have the energy I'm working on projects. After 6 months, I'm beginning to have even more time.
My first project was a skinny Shepherds Bush sampler given by a friend. At only an inch wide it was a good small project to start with. At the bottom, after the word "home" was a gate. I changed it to a home.
Deciding to hemstitch was probably not a good decision. In my distracted state the corners weren't done well and I had to patch over one with some ribbon because I miscut and totally destroyed it.
As I set in my studio surrounded by my creative material - fabrics, yarns, paper prints, shelves of books, and collections of decorative objects - I can't help but reflect on the path that led me here.
In mid-June, after the Black Forest Fire, I was looking at the remains of almost everything and I've been following a different path ever since. All the sudden the blog turned out to be unimportant. But, it also turns out to be all I have left of some items. My laptop survived, but none of the backups. So I have some recent pictures.
Because of amazingly generous family and friends (and friends of friends and strangers), I've started recollecting creative materials and I need to keep track of what I make. So, here are some of my first steps after the fire.
At first, I was too numb and shocked to do much, but slowly, I've started stitching and being creative. I still don't have too much time. Restarting and rebuilding takes time. But some evenings when I have the energy I'm working on projects. After 6 months, I'm beginning to have even more time.
My first project was a skinny Shepherds Bush sampler given by a friend. At only an inch wide it was a good small project to start with. At the bottom, after the word "home" was a gate. I changed it to a home.
Next, I finished a bookmark that was in a bag that was grabbed in haste during a rushed evacuation (I was at work and couldn't get to the house before the area was closed off).
It was part of a Stitchalong and was 90% done at the time. All I needed to do was add the eyelets and finish.
Another project that was saved was my first pair of knitted socks. One sock was complete and I had just knitted the toe of the second sock. Given my lack of concentration and the fact that they were on size 0 or 1 needles I knew I wouldn't be working on them for a while (actually, I recently felt comfortable enough to pick them up again). So, I got some dishcloth yarn at Walmart and knitted a new house from Chalk Legs.
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