I is for...Indecision & Inexperienced

I am playing along with Katy from

nobigdill.com as she

Sews through the 26 letters of the alphabet.

 

Today is inspired by "I".

 

 

 

Little Nu is such a wild child.

Covered in bruises and bumps as she

ricochets off the world and

leaps from each adventure she sees.

 

I'm always inclined to tuck her in

a little tighter than her sisters.

 

Or, in this case swaddle her

in the softest of Rae's Fanfare flannel.

 

She doesn't notice life's bruises,

she's too busy having fun.

 

I hope that stands just a little bit

for the emotional bumps

that life will inevitably bring.

 

 

The idea of wrapping up my leaper in

something soft when I send her out

into the fates, brings me a little comfort.

 

That's one of the pleasures of making art

with fabric.

Instead of a painting hanging on a wall,

these little fabric creations go on adventures.

 

They stay with my favorite people

even when I don't.

In preschool, at nap time.

 

I like to think that in a life full

of decisions and indecisions,

 

when the Shorties

 are thinking about planting seeds

or hauling life out by its roots...

 

these little fabric co-pilots

that I make with my inexperienced stitches,

will wrap them in

love, and comfort.

 

And possibly reflect a little bit of

mom's love and lightest thoughts

to soften the path.