Improv Quilting
Passage Quilting and Transformational Healing
I learned so much from the 70+ makers that came together for September's Passage Quilting workshop. And I started my own passage quilting journey. I’m collaborating with the memory of my creative little ones and calling in my elder wise woman artist to rewrite my story of creative imagination and purpose, as a way to heal and release creative blocks.
8 Ways Memory Quilting Heals the Heart
Memory Quilting with intention, which I call Passage Quilting, is a process that mirrors the natural process of bereavement to heal the heart during times of loss and transition in an embodied way.
Sunny Edwards Memorial Quilt (1918-2011)
Because Rowan's hands chose Sunny's clothes, cut them apart, pieced them back together and participated in the slow process of hand-quilting, the result is not only a memorial to Sunny, but it also embodies the living relationship between them that resides in Rowan's heart.
Sunny Edwards Memorial Quilt ~ Hand Quilting
To improve your hand quilting, aim for straight and even stitches and they will naturally get smaller with practice.
Sunny Edwards Memorial Quilt ~ The Gift of Clothing
Sunny's western shirts, Wrangler chambray and a few Pendleton wools are his gift to his grandson, and the score for our quilt improvisation.
Sam Hyun (1977-2011) Memorial Quilts for Vera and Ezra, June 2012
Just wanted to let you know that we received the quilts today. They are a big hit :) The kids and I love them!
David Hill (1956-2010) for Quinn and Sailor, April 2012
The patchwork pattern for these memorial quilts, made from clothing, was improvised to create a sense of flowing waves and light on water.
Bereavement Work
I can't imagine the depth and pain of a client's loss, but I can connect with it compassionately when I'm stitching on their quilt.
Good Friday Prayer
It's Good Friday, the day of Christ's death and burial, so I chanted a little prayer to Jesus while I was stitching today.