Textiles and Sewing

The combination of textiles and sewing is an interesting match as they are two of the most challenging skills that I have attempted to aquire. However, after two classess of intense knitting I have come to the conclusion that it can be quite calming, yet still challenging. Our goal for this lesson was to link our sewing projects with our "Grandma's life". Probably because I was lacking the motivation due to my lacking of the sewing skill I could not come up with a concept. Thankfully, after some guidance by my Art professor I decided to make a children's book. It was fun, and it was very interesting. I poked myself at least a dozen times, but in the end I had created a simple felt book about an acorn that grows into a tree. How did this relate to my Grandma? It didn't, but it did show how sometimes despite the instructions and expectations, one has to go outside the boundaries to complete a task.



In general my classmates made beautiful quilted art pieces. Although I don't know all their stories, one can definitely get a sense of a thoughts and memories being preserved in art for generations to come.