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Wednesday, 23 March 2011

Leading Nowhere

In an attempt to jump start moving out of the doldrums
Strip upon strip of rusted and dyed cottons rose in piles on table tops.

The sewing machine tamed them into submission.

What would be more normal than cutting them up again!
A 30" square of these little pieces was carefully laid out in a pleasing design.
A bit problematic when sneezes or breezes endangered the whole thing.


Trouble is the design ended up being not so very pleasing at all, at all.

So all those little pieces are back in piles.
That was two days' work.
Oh, well!
Think I'll go tidy up the mess that attempt created...
and try another approach.
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11 comments:

  1. Carrie23 March 2011 at 10:21

    I can't remember who said it, but I always remember this quote at such times: "There are no mistakes, only research."

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  2. gerfiles23 March 2011 at 10:26

    That is so, indeed... - what would life - and art - be without detours... - besides: it´s much more fun to read about them than about straightforward successes...;)

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  3. jude23 March 2011 at 12:09

    same here.

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  4. Lynda Howells23 March 2011 at 16:34

    gorgeousxlynda
    http://tryingtocreatearteveryday.blogspot.com
    and
    http://chocolatelifeandjazz.blogspot.com

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  5. kaiteM23 March 2011 at 17:44

    funny how that happens sometimes, i find it is often because the spirit is distracted by something else. still it happened and at least it didn't damage the planet.

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  6. Penny23 March 2011 at 17:55

    So frustrating -- but a step back will bring a moving forward. When this happens to me I try to remind myself that each thing seems to have its own time.

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  7. Anne Marie - Toronto24 March 2011 at 08:27

    Don't try so hard!!! Take a break, read a book, pull out the camera, blog hop, try a technique that you spotted, hug the rusty pups, relax......

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  8. novembergrass24 March 2011 at 11:30

    Hi Penny. Those pieces are beautiful. Perhaps less is more... maybe just pick one or maybe 2 or 3 and work from there. -Sue

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  9. Deb G24 March 2011 at 23:11

    I have a few of those. :)

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  10. Magpie's Mumblings24 March 2011 at 23:18

    Well I'd have to say that all this did indeed lead you somewhere - just maybe not exactly where you hoped to go.

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  11. Judy Martin27 March 2011 at 23:59

    It's not like you to sound so blue re: stitching.

    Everything will be better tomorrow.

    xx

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