tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post7029052076180463734..comments2023-07-25T11:48:39.285-04:00Comments on The Free Motion Quilting Project: Emergence from SinkholeLeahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03674869334249298532noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-61110393865805160512012-01-27T21:40:33.838-05:002012-01-27T21:40:33.838-05:00Oh I have found and read your blog in the past, bu...Oh I have found and read your blog in the past, but I lost track. <br />Well, I can understand if someone said this was crazy, but really life is crazy and it is good to purge. We carry those demons of the past, and they taunt us like the devil.<br /><br />Burning stuff is fun too, though I have never done this. Only cookies, and other edible stuff. haha<br /><br />I am so happy I found your blog again and I book marked it. I am teaching myself to quilt and just recently joined a quilt club at G Street Fabrics and met some amazing and inspiring people.<br />You are one of those people now, certainly you are!<br /><br />~~Rosemary BoltonRosemary B❤️https://www.blogger.com/profile/17792395820711368533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-39871245240727372092012-01-26T16:19:53.905-05:002012-01-26T16:19:53.905-05:00Leah, Through sharing the sadness of what you came...Leah, Through sharing the sadness of what you came through to where you are now you have blessed the lives of so many. I am glad you burned "sinkhole" as it looked as though you/we could step into it and feel the overwhelming sadness therein. I would like so much more to see a quilt representing coming out of the "sinkhole", coming out of the dark with it at your/our back, into the beautiful light and joy which life is for you now. I would like to see you replace the negative "Sinkhole", even though it is burned and gone, with this new quilt of love and hope and joy and goodness and forgiveness which is the great healer as you have found out. With Love, MarciaMarciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984837421347002255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-74116284886370992012011-11-01T13:08:33.354-04:002011-11-01T13:08:33.354-04:00Leah, you have moved quilting unto a new level, br...Leah, you have moved quilting unto a new level, brought it right out of any doldrums anyone could accuse it of being in, and away from any quilt police meaningfulness whatsoever. I always show your work and websites now to people who think quilting is some old ladies boring patchwork-pattern-out-of-a-book-been-there-done-that thing. KUDOS. :)catspechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00154127866304053489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-41711709388970155572011-09-17T08:46:48.725-04:002011-09-17T08:46:48.725-04:00Thank you for sharing your sink hole quilt..i tota...Thank you for sharing your sink hole quilt..i totally understand the whys.<br /> Long before i was a quilter i did a similar thing, the only way i knew how. I wrote all those negative things that were spoken to me when i was growing up, that had "latched" on to me and and my spirit.. then i put them in a small box,wrapped them up in tissue paper. taped it shut, and put in on the floor in my closet. I swore i would never pick them up again, or use the past as an excuse for failing in my future. I was now in control. years later i found the box while moving. i tossed that box in a dumpster..and smiled when i did it! Many blessings my quilting friend!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09260598588091695754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-42258731543168484462011-09-10T20:43:16.359-04:002011-09-10T20:43:16.359-04:00Leah--you are wise beyond your years :) Keep up t...Leah--you are wise beyond your years :) Keep up the great work.Kay Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13823005259250445765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-68267938513572974112011-09-07T18:03:36.188-04:002011-09-07T18:03:36.188-04:00woooo! I just got back from burning man, and I hav...woooo! I just got back from burning man, and I have to say, letting something go into flame is pretty darn amazing. Good for you, keep doing your beautiful work!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16440179182715255779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-57511118460487717742011-09-07T14:09:49.250-04:002011-09-07T14:09:49.250-04:00Well done!! it takes alot of courage to do this an...Well done!! it takes alot of courage to do this and you have made that choice and healed from it. You are an inspiration.Catherine Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018593424638925091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-31432580523383729282011-09-06T14:13:52.325-04:002011-09-06T14:13:52.325-04:00Good Girl! years ago I made a divorce quilt. quil...Good Girl! years ago I made a divorce quilt. quilted, embellished and bound. took it out in the woods, buried it and walked away. was truly a wonderful day. <br />maggiemageezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12015876977228705537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-36660594373809296722011-09-06T13:10:22.846-04:002011-09-06T13:10:22.846-04:00WOW! Leah, you are so brave!
Did you cry and cry...WOW! Leah, you are so brave!<br /><br />Did you cry and cry?! I am tearing up just thinking about everything involved. You go, girl!Ellobiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13289111078840130779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-23536072117907006762011-09-06T10:47:44.882-04:002011-09-06T10:47:44.882-04:00First - Emergence - OMG - this is your most powerf...First - Emergence - OMG - this is your most powerful quilt yet - It is so empowering.<br /><br />Second - I think that burning the sinkhole is probably the best way I can think of to fully achieve your goal for this quilt. I love the picture that shows that, even though the quilt has burned, the rings are still there - but they're flat.zenstitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13479090924860725024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-16124940525489250182011-09-06T00:08:45.119-04:002011-09-06T00:08:45.119-04:00I hope that you felt the healing that I saw during...I hope that you felt the healing that I saw during the burning of the quilt. I want for you to feel all those negative words are now like ashes in the wind. Drifting far away on gusts of wind until they eventually dissolve into nothing. In this you have become a survivor! an overcomer! Congrats!Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16444066181477596144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-52349818482110676362011-09-05T21:22:39.453-04:002011-09-05T21:22:39.453-04:00Wow! Thanks for allowing us along on this journey ...Wow! Thanks for allowing us along on this journey with you. JustineJustinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04207171509125594882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-43748504367078971732011-09-05T18:20:13.108-04:002011-09-05T18:20:13.108-04:00That was really amazing. Sinkhole is beautiful, be...That was really amazing. Sinkhole is beautiful, before,during, and after...and exspecially the healing you got out of it, and lessons. Burn on, girl, that was an amazing bit of art in itself.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00103113967062009796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-55235254673174043242011-09-05T17:32:45.751-04:002011-09-05T17:32:45.751-04:00thank you so much for sharing this inspirational a...thank you so much for sharing this inspirational and transformational work, it gave me goose bumps!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-9873721670472924162011-09-05T17:31:32.631-04:002011-09-05T17:31:32.631-04:00That was very moving and transformational and gave...That was very moving and transformational and gave me the goose bumps, thank you so much for sharing that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-65155177785362393502011-09-05T15:43:11.136-04:002011-09-05T15:43:11.136-04:00Thanks for sharing this post!
Move forward, your n...Thanks for sharing this post!<br />Move forward, your new quilt looks great!<br />Love all your work!Yvonne aka sommekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07755225448427141353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-76378603184323706822011-09-05T13:54:13.696-04:002011-09-05T13:54:13.696-04:00Thank you for sharing this part of your journey wi...Thank you for sharing this part of your journey with us all. I feel that you have made a great statement, not only about quilts but about the whole issue of negative thoughts etc. I love the fact that you spent some time picking those words out before you took the final step for Sinkhole! the new quilt is looking amazing and I can't wait to see how she progresses. You are an amazing person Leah - don't let anyone tell you any different. Best wishesquiltercarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17168583041412881255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-8711856779755298322011-09-05T12:30:22.285-04:002011-09-05T12:30:22.285-04:00What a wonderful, brilliant, PERFECT solution!What a wonderful, brilliant, PERFECT solution!Funky's Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389370828103699122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-51150865574669834772011-09-05T12:29:02.779-04:002011-09-05T12:29:02.779-04:00I agree with orkaloca, very therapeutic. Though I ...I agree with orkaloca, very therapeutic. Though I would have burned it in the fireplace, rather than having to explain it to my firefighter son if it had gotten out of hand.Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719843474295765790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-84956137419189638132011-09-05T10:39:23.302-04:002011-09-05T10:39:23.302-04:00Amazing! I see that word written several times to...Amazing! I see that word written several times to describe you, your journey and your talents. It is also the word I chose, but it does not do you justice. You need a much bigger word! But I don't know one, so I will just say a very heartfelt, "AMAZING!"! I have tears reading all about this quilt and how it came to be and also it's end. Having a close, personal relationship with God has saved me through all the pain over the years. I am glad you have found a way out and have come out so victorious! BIG hugs to you, Leah!!Linda Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376005238398666520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-19459730967364540332011-09-05T10:37:04.548-04:002011-09-05T10:37:04.548-04:00Wow...This post left me speechless. You are a brav...Wow...This post left me speechless. You are a brave, bright, and talented woman on many levels, Leah :)<br />Best,<br />JaeJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03351735470664111985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-70522063720513306802011-09-05T10:00:30.554-04:002011-09-05T10:00:30.554-04:00It's official, you rock.It's official, you rock.AnnieKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16105713998799116475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-1730096014941295292011-09-05T08:28:13.374-04:002011-09-05T08:28:13.374-04:00Congratulations! I sounds like you are moving on i...Congratulations! I sounds like you are moving on in your life as well as your art. You're an amazing woman. Thank you for sharing this with us!Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15553397665980908027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-63726268613910142332011-09-05T08:04:05.056-04:002011-09-05T08:04:05.056-04:00A perfect and cathartic way to rid yourself of the...A perfect and cathartic way to rid yourself of the issues, the negativity and a project you hated!!! The end picture is kind of a powerful image! And the way you added flames to Emergence- whether you always intended to or it was an addition inspired by the fire- just AMAZING!!!!Martha Lorshbaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12437163467971865026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-43994460814966598322011-09-05T07:58:57.263-04:002011-09-05T07:58:57.263-04:00Leah, I was completely shocked you burned the quil...Leah, I was completely shocked you burned the quilt but I can see how liberating it must of felt. Sometimes our deepest, darkest thoughts can lead to our greatest work. You proved that with this new quilt! It is beautiful!!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17286394726415385255noreply@blogger.com