I will be forever grateful to Jude Hill for introducing me to the concept of design mending (which I’ve linked to her Glossary). Whereas I used to do a lot of unstitching, these days I’m more apt to see what can be added to remedy a situation.
And so, being unhappy with this particular corner of My Heart’s Compass …
I decided to repurpose some unused patches from Remember 2021 …
and appliquéd the strip over the problem area …
It’s worked well enough that I’m already planning where to appliqué more surplus patches … because having lots of components on hand is another valuable piece of Spirit Cloth wisdom.
I'm Going to Texas (version 2.0) 
Thank you both for giving me inspiration and direction !
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I’ve long been a fan of “pay it forward” as a way of going
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Somehow it is all design mending to me now, even right from the start. The slower I work, the more I notice it.
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I can definitely do slow 😉
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YES!!! And cannot wait to see where this is going…maybe it will be one of those projects you add to for many years to come.
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I think it would break my heart to finish … so I won’t
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Your little patches are so compelling…what a great solution!
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I loved making the little red boot … and knew it would find a home eventually
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Aw, this is a great solution as these “Remember…” patches/quilts are such a Liz signature and this quilt is all about you…your heart, family…
Wonderful 🙂
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Awwww … this made me tear up
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I can’t remember who came first .. was it Jude or Grace??? I love coming across old Quilting Arts magazines featuring Jude. She has been a wonderful teacher .. you all have been.
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we learn from each other … such a wonderful synergy
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Love what you did here (& Jude’s wisdom!)
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I’m happy to be in this new phase of embellishing the cloth … and always Jude’s wisdom is the base
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You made lemonade but I like to think you made Sangria, that lively Spanish drink because putting in those memory patches, especially the red boot, just dances up your My Heart’s Compass…it is turning out to be a “living” story of love, family and place. It simply “breathes” wonderful memories!
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My mom loved to make Sangria in the summer … sitting with the flannel backed cloth over my legs, it almost feels like summer
and yes … the red boot is such a good memory … July 2019 with all six grandkiddos in Allen’s boots trying on every color imaginable
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Design mending pops into my mind all the time now. 🙂 Part of how I define resilience.
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that and “if you’re not happy with it, it’s not done”
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I love the way fresh approaches enable beautiful results. Changing how we see and think and respond can make something go from – “I really don’t like that” to wow that’s just great and my heart is singing! Lovely addition/remedy…
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And now I have the opposite corner in my sights … major revision to come and I couldn’t be happier
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LA – the creative community can often give us the inspiration, suggested direction and even materials – I love that. B
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how fortunate we are to live in a time of global communication through our blogs … as much as letter-writing was a good thing, I believe it is better still that we can transmit images as well as thoughts
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