Integrated actions that draw on meditation lead the mind towards introspection. Gardening is a combination of physical work, experimentation, time, and observation. Garden observations brought to the sewing machine turns time into a rumination on the minute. Having fun experimenting on shorter, smaller projects.
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Deconstructed Banana Leaf
An avid gardener understands the importance of ornamental plants. It’s the layered values beyond the aesthetics that draws me equally to gardening, and quilting. Towering banana trees shade the pond. Shade keeps algae from growing while providing a heat blocker for the aquatic critters. Human size leaves double as utilitarian privacy fence. Their gargantuan sizeContinue reading “Deconstructed Banana Leaf”
All the Little Pieces
Scrappy quilts use little bits of leftover fabric. After a little hiatus from my sewing machine, I jumped in using what I had easily available to me. Electric is the moment I look for when creating. Energy from contrasting color and pattern gets me motivated. Offset checkered fabric makes rhythm akin to improvisational jazz causesContinue reading “All the Little Pieces”
Hairpin Turns Ahead
This quilt traversed across great distances. Pictorial quilts start with a plan, and usually end with the same plan. Quilts based on patterns have endless possibilities. Vintage craft books bring back memories of childhood. I taught myself how to knit, crochet, macrame, sewing from my mother’s books. I love a good diagram. A page fromContinue reading “Hairpin Turns Ahead”
She Plays With Snakes
Pillow shams for the snake show at the Electric Shed Gallery, Nashville. I altered vintage quilt squares with my hand appliqued snakes. I have heard the vintage squares called both Dutch Girl, or Sunbonnet Sue. I picked them up at an antique store when I first started quilting. I held onto them waiting for theContinue reading “She Plays With Snakes”
She’s Got the Devil in Her
An Evening Around the Fire It’s like the song by Cedell Davis and Ayron Jones, “She’s Got the Devil in Her”. I wanted a quilt that changed as it was folded. One evening we were sitting around the wood stove in the studio. I was talking about my brother’s Mad magazines. When I was aContinue reading “She’s Got the Devil in Her”
High Priestess of Heart Rocks: A Quilt Making Journey
Maria is one of the high priestess that walks amongst us. Even those in such positions needs a moment of emotional support, and reassuring. Living so far away from a friend that needs a nurturing hand is difficult. Quilt making has become a popular art product for showing, selling, and promoting individual ideas. The coreContinue reading “High Priestess of Heart Rocks: A Quilt Making Journey”
The Party is Over
I love sharing our home with friends. The day after one of our biggest parties ever, my husband I were outside getting motivated to clean. The cooler had a few ice cold seed beers left in it. We cracked a couple open and sat down. Willie Nelson’s song “The Party’s Over” was playing. We replayedContinue reading “The Party is Over”
Cumberland Plateau
The Cumberland Plateau is one of my favorite places in Tennessee. My husband’s family were original settlers in Fall Creek Falls area. Before I met my husband, I had recurring dreams that I was in a place similar to Spencer. When he took me there for the first time, it felt like I had beenContinue reading “Cumberland Plateau”
Cry, Cry, Cry
There are two kinds of tears that I cry. Crying can be sad, but better are the tears of joy. I made “Cry,Cry,Cry” for the needs of both. No matter what is happening in our country, there is no denying the beauty of our landscape. Nature is very important to me. This quilt sees, smells,Continue reading “Cry, Cry, Cry”
Jennifer Haston Quilts 