Isn't it interesting how some us don't come into our own until we are on the mature side. For me that is the other side of 50. I was so encouraged by all your lovely comments on my
special project reveal that I'm going to start sewing for fun, the way I feel like sewing and not how I think I should.
I love patchwork quilts but I dislike having to be constrained to a particular way of doing things. All those little pieces that have to fit together and all that cutting out. Of course it does make for easier sewing in one respect because everything fits together as it should. So I'm thinking perhaps a little 'free form' sewing might suit me better.
Colour, patterns, mix and match do something for me and have a whole board on Pinterest titled Bohemian with a wonderful jumble of images that appeal to me. I'm finding the perfectionist side of me, the one that has controlled me, the one that I've had a love hate relationship with all these years is slowly slipping away and it's liberating.
So what is the point of all this chatter? Being true to yourself/myself. To know that when I look at something and get a shiver of excitement that it's real for me, authentic if you will. Oh dear, I'm getting a little airy fairy here, but I trust you understand what I mean. So I'm going to share some images with you that speak to me. Believe it or not, more curtains but totally different to the one I made for Genevieve.
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| Image, found on Pinterest |
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| Image, dishfunctionaldesign.blogspot.com |
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| Image, Vintage Vixen |
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| Image, zonademanualidades.blogspot.com |
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| Image, beachvintage.blogspot.com |
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| Image, zonademanualidades.blogspot.com |
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| Image, ameezing.wordpress.com |
You see I've found that I'm really a Bohemian girl at heart. Not too many rules and regulations about how something is supposed to look. Aubrey from the blog
Rambling With Me expresses it perfectly.
"You must be very happy. Making something from your heart is real
creativity. There is not another curtain in the world that is exactly
the same! That is creativity !!" So the next time I go on an op shop trawl I'll be looking for scarfs for my next curtain.
If you've got to the end of this very long rambling post, congratulations and thank you for taking the time to do so.
Anne xx
