Happy Halloween

 

Slow Stitching on a Rainy Sunday

 More stitching progress on the Give Thanks piece I am embroidering. The leaves and birds are complete, I hope to have the words done early this week or perhaps today if all goes well.

 The weather changed this week as the month of October began, the mornings were cool and dry and love 60's I love the cool dry air with a slight breeze promising cooler days to come.  We have had a mostly cloudy day yesterday and today we have rain which saves me dragging out the watering can.

I'm nearly done with the Give Thanks piece and trying to decide what to stitch next. Today I'm going to join Kathy's Quilts link party and take a look at what other talented bloggers and stitchers are making. Here is the link: https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2020/10/slow-sunday-stitching.html

 

The old threads are unraveling,

Get your needles ready.

We are stitching a new quilt

of Humanity.

Bring your old t-shirts,

worn out jeans, scarves,

antique gowns, aprons,

old pockets of plenty

who have held Earth's treasures,

stones, feathers, leaves,

love notes on paper.

Each stitch

A mindful meditation.

Each piece of material

A story.

The more colour the better,

so call in the Tribes.

Threads of browns, whites,

reds, oranges

Women from all nations

start stitching.

Let's recycle the hate, the abuse,

the fear, the judgment.

Turn it over, wash it clean,

ring it out to dry.

It's a revolution

of recycled wears.

Threads of greens, blues, purples

Colourful threads

of peace, kindness,

respect, compassion

are being stitched

from one continent to the next

over forests, oceans, mountains.

The work is hard

Your fingers may bleed.

But each cloth stitched together

Brings together a community.

A world, our future world

Under one colourful quilt.

The new quilt of humanity.

~ Julia Myers

Artist: Paula Nicho Cumez