Trying to come up with a translation of Hope to a quilting project was my challenge this week. Project quilting is a fun idea by persimmon dreams quilting to try and get you to think beyond what you would normally do in a quilting project. I'm not a art quilter, I'm I'm definitely a traditional quilt maker but I wanted to try and participate the best way I could.
So hope for me is something that I always want to have in my heart and in my life but I also understand that sometimes the things we hope for don't always come to pass. I chose to create a representation of a cancer ribbon combining the blue of all cancers the blue of colon cancer and the lavender or purple of all other cancers.
My mother recently dealt with cancer of her colon but we were very blessed that it was found in a place that was easy to treat and even without taking chemotherapy it was still done with surgery and very successfully. I'm hoping that I will still have my mother around for many years after this :-)
on the other hand the lavender represents all other cancers. My youngest sister Donna was diagnosed with cancer but they never could figure out what kind of cancer it was so they did the best they could treating it When you have a cancer that test as organ cancer but deposits on the bone it was very perplexing. Maybe now they could have figured out a way to concoct a treatment that would work for her we lost her less than a year after she was diagnosed and still miss her.
So even though I lost my sister I still have hope for her family and for us that I will be seeing her again ...more than hope it is a strong belief the when it's my time to go to the life after this one that I will be joined by my sister :-) and my father :-).
https://kimlapacek.com/2019/01/10-1-hope-springs-eternal-challenge-1-of-project-quilting-season-10.html
So hope for me is something that I always want to have in my heart and in my life but I also understand that sometimes the things we hope for don't always come to pass. I chose to create a representation of a cancer ribbon combining the blue of all cancers the blue of colon cancer and the lavender or purple of all other cancers.
My mother recently dealt with cancer of her colon but we were very blessed that it was found in a place that was easy to treat and even without taking chemotherapy it was still done with surgery and very successfully. I'm hoping that I will still have my mother around for many years after this :-)
on the other hand the lavender represents all other cancers. My youngest sister Donna was diagnosed with cancer but they never could figure out what kind of cancer it was so they did the best they could treating it When you have a cancer that test as organ cancer but deposits on the bone it was very perplexing. Maybe now they could have figured out a way to concoct a treatment that would work for her we lost her less than a year after she was diagnosed and still miss her.
So even though I lost my sister I still have hope for her family and for us that I will be seeing her again ...more than hope it is a strong belief the when it's my time to go to the life after this one that I will be joined by my sister :-) and my father :-).
https://kimlapacek.com/2019/01/10-1-hope-springs-eternal-challenge-1-of-project-quilting-season-10.html
what a lovely tribute to your sister. I'm so sorry for your loss.
ReplyDeleteI am so very sorry for your loss (a path I've walked), but I love your quilt and the hope it represents.
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