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In April 2013, quilting legend and beloved quilt teacher, author, and designer, Libby Lehman had a brain aneurysm and subsequent stoke. After months of dire prognosis and being kept on life support, they slowly tried to wake her. She was there…but she was not there. Gradually Libby was able to begin therapy but it wasn’t long before she communicated that she wanted to die. She stopped eating. There were consultations with the family and the doctors. They agreed to put her into hospice care. After about six weeks of minimal food intake and depression, Libby, with laborious effort, said to her sister, “This dying thing isn’t working out. I want to live and I want to go back to therapy.”
It was during these dark days that Clara Lawrence organized a celebrity quilt auction to raise money for the mounting medical bills. The fund-raiser quilts were on display at the International Quilt Festival in Houston. I made a quilt for that auction, but I also bought a quilt…this quilt! It is made by my dear friend, the uber talented Susan Cleveland—the piping hottie herself.
Libby continued her recovery and eventually was able to walk on her own. She continues to improve. And while she no longer is able to quilt or teach, she and her husband Lester enjoy living life to the fullest. Libby, who has always been inspirational—still inspires us today.
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Photos of the Week - Week 7Critique Group Challenge: Week 7, Shadow Play Photo by Ruth Ellen Click to view larger image Ruth says: I googled Shadows in Photography and saw a lot of images of forks and shadows. I went with a single fork for this image. I used the flashlight on my phone for the light. I removed some spots using the Spot Healing tool in PS and added 2 borders. |
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Photos of the Week - Week 6Critique Group Challenge: Week 6, Rhymes With Hoot Photo by Lois Bennett Click to view larger image Lois says: Rhymes with Hoot - How about a flute.? I learned to play the flute when I was 10 years old and have always loved flute music. I hadn't played in years, but I picked up this new flute a few years ago and all I need to do now is practice, practice, practice. :) |
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Smart Phone Challenge: Week 6, Zigzag Photo by Ricky Tims Click to view larger image. Ricky says: The venetian blinds did the trick this week I enjoyed seeing the line the light and the shadows. |
Critique Group Challenge: Week 6, Rhymes With Hoot Photo by Ricky Tims Click to view larger image. Ricky says: I didn't have a lute, so my some of my of Native American flutes had to suffice. I tried various options - but it seemed this straight on allowed more individual exploration and none stood out more than the others.
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Sole Provider by Ricky Tims I remember the day. It was at the AQS Show in Paducah and I had migrated over to the shopping mall where vendors lined the interior halls. I stumbled on a booth selling batik with all sorts of painted designs and I fell in love with these masks. If you are a quilter, you know you don’t need a reason to buy it if you love it. I just wanted to have it - so I bought it.
Time went by and many times I would take out the batik mask and study it, touch it, enjoy it. I kept thinking to myself there must be a way to use this. I was exploring and growing with my improvisational style of patchwork…aka Quilting Caveman Style. I decided to just start with the face and build around it. I had no clue where I was going or how it would turn out. In the end, I loved what transpired.
The title is a play on words. It’s not Sole Provider, but rather Soul Provider, as if this is some sort of an ancient god or goddess that bestows life and inspiration. Viewers are welcome to make their own interpretations.
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