Comments on: And on the first day … http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/1096 The daily organ of the Northeast Corridor Social Club Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:32:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: bryan http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/1096#comment-18963 bryan Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:19:08 +0000 http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/1096#comment-18963 i know that feeling, ann. we have a quilt PB made for our second daughter just over 10 years ago. it somehow seems prophetically suited to her temperament. it will remain a prized possession throughout her life, i'm sure. i know that feeling, ann. we have a quilt PB made for our second daughter just over 10 years ago. it somehow seems prophetically suited to her temperament. it will remain a prized possession throughout her life, i’m sure.

]]> By: ann http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/1096#comment-18903 ann Mon, 26 Feb 2007 21:04:37 +0000 http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/1096#comment-18903 i am the recipient of the quilt, and i must say it is BEAUTIFUL - as was this post. amazing neighbors i have... amazing. we consider ourselves beyond lucky. xoxo i am the recipient of the quilt, and i must say it is BEAUTIFUL – as was this post. amazing neighbors i have… amazing. we consider ourselves beyond lucky.

xoxo

]]> By: MB http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/1096#comment-14314 MB Sun, 07 Jan 2007 17:10:00 +0000 http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/1096#comment-14314 I love this post--and the responses. I too, completely understand the solace and sense of control that comes from making things, particularly by hand. I have made two queen-sized quilts during my time in residency. My approach is a little different, though: these are whole, or almost whole-cloth quilts that I quilt by hand. Very little piecing and lots of hand quilting--hundreds and hundreds of hours before the quilts are done. The fabrics are all neutral colors, and I frequently carry them with me to work, quilting in the call room between patients when I should be reading medical textbooks. For me, quilting is a wee bit about perfection, but a whole lot more about control. In my llife as an ER resident, there is very little that is in my control: every time I go to work, things come my way which terrify and overwhelm me. Color, sights, sounds and human drama are thrown at me in dizzying amounts. My head spins, and it is clear that I am only a player and not at all in charge. Then I go home to the pale colors of my quilt and the rhythmic up and down of the needle, and I am in control. The chaos of the ER melts away and in the little world that the 5x7 space of my quilt takes up, I am 100%, completely, in charge. Love you, PB. I love this post–and the responses.

I too, completely understand the solace and sense of control that comes from making things, particularly by hand. I have made two queen-sized quilts during my time in residency. My approach is a little different, though: these are whole, or almost whole-cloth quilts that I quilt by hand. Very little piecing and lots of hand quilting–hundreds and hundreds of hours before the quilts are done. The fabrics are all neutral colors, and I frequently carry them with me to work, quilting in the call room between patients when I should be reading medical textbooks.

For me, quilting is a wee bit about perfection, but a whole lot more about control. In my llife as an ER resident, there is very little that is in my control: every time I go to work, things come my way which terrify and overwhelm me. Color, sights, sounds and human drama are thrown at me in dizzying amounts. My head spins, and it is clear that I am only a player and not at all in charge. Then I go home to the pale colors of my quilt and the rhythmic up and down of the needle, and I am in control. The chaos of the ER melts away and in the little world that the 5×7 space of my quilt takes up, I am 100%, completely, in charge.

Love you, PB.

]]> By: PB http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/1096#comment-14271 PB Sat, 06 Jan 2007 05:03:49 +0000 http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/1096#comment-14271 ssw--I just got home after giving a night meeting in Indiana, what a treat to read the comments! I missed seeing everyone at the party as well, I hope you felt my disembodied best wishes. In requards to Anna's skirt--It has been so interesting for me to translate my obvious control issues into working with others, children or coworkers. I have this internal battle between the process--which should be about relationships and collaboration--and the result--which I envision a certain way (the best way of course;-). I have learned through mistake what you seem to know by instinct, the person is always more important than the product. I play nice, then console myself later in my own lair with my own project. You are nice. Big difference, best mom ever. J-man and Dave--thank you xox ssw–I just got home after giving a night meeting in Indiana, what a treat to read the comments! I missed seeing everyone at the party as well, I hope you felt my disembodied best wishes. In requards to Anna’s skirt–It has been so interesting for me to translate my obvious control issues into working with others, children or coworkers. I have this internal battle between the process–which should be about relationships and collaboration–and the result–which I envision a certain way (the best way of course;-). I have learned through mistake what you seem to know by instinct, the person is always more important than the product. I play nice, then console myself later in my own lair with my own project. You are nice. Big difference, best mom ever.

J-man and Dave–thank you xox

]]> By: Dave http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/1096#comment-14261 Dave Fri, 05 Jan 2007 20:10:44 +0000 http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/1096#comment-14261 I loved this post. I loved this post.

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