“Chloe reached out and touched a branch of cottonwood. ‘It’s so beautiful here. Hearing what you’re saying, the stuff that never makes it into the history books, I wonder how you can stand to associate with anyone who isn’t Indian.’
‘You forget I’m not full blood. Lots of people feel the way you’re describing. That’s part of what AIM was about. Where I live in Massachusetts was Indian land, once. There isn’t any place you can walk in the US that doesn’t fit that description. The Indian part of me alternates between feeling conquered and murderous, but the white part of me, my mother’s blood, can’t quite rest easy there.’
‘I don’t see why not.’
He shook his head. ‘It’s a tribal thing. It’s tribal, and I’ll never be part of that.”
Loving Chloe
Jo-Ann Mapson
This image is from a month or so ago when I was repairing a well-loved comforter.
Happy Friday!
I hope you are having a super week! Again this week I have been busy with prep, fabric choices, cutting, and communicating with customers. I have two quilts ready to piece, three ready to quilt, and a bear finished along with a small quilt finished! Whew!
I posted a fun walk through the bear making in my stories on Instagram this week...would you like to see more of that? I plan to post more of those as I feel inspired. Sometimes I get so busy and involved that I forget to share, which I don’t necessarily consider a bad thing. Focus and diligent attention are always good! If you don’t follow me on Instagram, then go over to the gallery and click on the camera icon or search for finished.fibers. Also let me know what other types of process pictures you would like to see!
The Anniversary quilt is still in the works...I am trying to get enough pieced to take good photos! Hopefully I will have an update next week.
I may have to move to a blog every two weeks with my holiday work load kicking in, but I’ll try to at least drop a note each week!
Have a great week. Stay safe.
Sending Quilting Love,
Ginger
Coming Next Week: That depends on you...what would you like to hear about? Leave a comment by next Tuesday or Wednesday! I write and set the blog up on Thursday evening!
I am Reading: Cræft: An Inquiry Into the Origins and True Meaning of Traditional Crafts by Alexander Langlands and The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (unabridged); I am getting so close to finishing! 910 pages finished...the end is 1243, so only 333 to go...those plot lines tightening! Maybe Agatha Christie soon? I am also reading various poetry.