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A Peak in the Linen Closet Through the years I've tried a good many quilt patterns, which means we have a good many quilts. My husband is fond of gently reminding me that we do live in a climate where so many quilts are not really necessary... but that's not the point of creating them. A full closet means we can rotate the quilts from time to time to match the season or mood, and our kids have even been known to select a quilt to please an overnight visitor. One of my kids even suggested the title and theme of this post. I hope you think it's a fun idea. Since we are going into spring and Easter is this weekend, I chose this quilt, which was created in 2000, for its colors. The pattern is from the first quilting book I ever purchased; Quilting for People Who Don't Have Time to Quilt by Marti Michell. This book opened up a whole new world by introducing rotary cutting to me and making the process easier than cutting fabric with shears. (see footnote) (A signa...
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to create - ( verb ) to  bring, cause or call into being or existence,                                        make,                             produce,                             form,                             perform,                             originate,                             generate,                             construct,                            ...
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Pretty cool, huh? These pictures were taken on a beach walk along the Ventura County shoreline here in So. Cal. Amazing that, in this spot, maybe on a vacation day with only a beach towel in hand and the most basic of materials, we find people creating. Guess everyone has an impulse to leave their mark, whether it's a simple, elementary construction or a sophisticated structure... ...and it doesn't really matter that in this environment it may only be temporary.
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Mixed Media (Does anyone else see a question mark here?)
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(The heart shaped rock in the background on the left is balanced on its point) (A community of rock sculptures)
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And he/she will create
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Give a  person a canvas… And the materials...