Inspired by a poem from the Handbook of Chinese Horoscopes, written by Theodora Lau-The, I made the following journal quilt/fabric book.
According to the Chinese astrology I am, based on my year of birth, a Horse. I recognize myself in some of Theodora's Horse qualities. I love to go my own way in Quilt Country, sometimes running too fast and finding myself stumbling over my own feet! This "quilt journal" now has a triple function:
- being a journal of recognized feelings
- being the cover of my fabric book for current and future journal quilts
- being a display for its content
The last two functions were born by surprise, while I was trying to find a way to use an old spiral bound report of my dear hubby Gert-Jan. The journal quilts inside have a back that I can slip over some pages of this old report, like little pillows. It is a bit strange, this description, but hopefully clear enough?
By now I think you are curious enough to take a look at the following pictures of the "book":
the front:
the back:
the open flap:
the poem:
as a display:
P.S. As a child I loved to watch "Mr. Ed":
Do you remember Mr. Ed?
