Bare Tree
Already I have shed the leaves of youth,
stripped by the wind of time down to the truth
of winter branches. Linear and alone
I stand, a lens for lives beyond my own,
a frame through which another’s fire may glow,
a harp on which another’s passion, blow.
The pattern of my boughs, an open chart
spread on the sky, to others may impart
its leafless mysteries that I once prized,
before bare roots and branches equalized,
tendrils that tap the rain or twigs the sun
are all the same, shadow and substance one.
Now that my vulnerable leaves are cast aside,
there’s nothing left to shield, nothing to hide.
Blow through me, Life, pared down at last to bone,
so fragile and so fearless have I grown!
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
from The Unicorn and Other Poems
To remember this Tree, the Phoenix finally complete
I look to these days, and what is true.
The love of those I cherish, the grateful stitching of my story.
Cate's Roses at Intown Quilters. www.intownquilters.com
Cate is a dear friend and Callan's godmother. She waited decades for me to finish this wedding quilt. I try not to overthink, but I'm not always successful.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7CDj7Jr0eo&feature=share
These baby quilts come together fast.
I put as many story prints as possible in the mix.
I love that babies will discover new things as they grow. And the stories are told.
The next colors and stories are always waiting in the back of my head.
and
A wedding quilt for Elissa and Erick Olney, married 2016
Mariel collaborated on this one, with her love and wishes for a lifetime of happiness.
Already I have shed the leaves of youth,
stripped by the wind of time down to the truth
of winter branches. Linear and alone
I stand, a lens for lives beyond my own,
a frame through which another’s fire may glow,
a harp on which another’s passion, blow.
The pattern of my boughs, an open chart
spread on the sky, to others may impart
its leafless mysteries that I once prized,
before bare roots and branches equalized,
tendrils that tap the rain or twigs the sun
are all the same, shadow and substance one.
Now that my vulnerable leaves are cast aside,
there’s nothing left to shield, nothing to hide.
Blow through me, Life, pared down at last to bone,
so fragile and so fearless have I grown!
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
from The Unicorn and Other Poems
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| Olympic Peachtree II: Donated to Trees Atlanta 2016 |
I look to these days, and what is true.
The love of those I cherish, the grateful stitching of my story.
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| The whole world in a peach tree. |
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| This is a favorite bird I love to include. |
Cate's Roses at Intown Quilters. www.intownquilters.com
Cate is a dear friend and Callan's godmother. She waited decades for me to finish this wedding quilt. I try not to overthink, but I'm not always successful.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7CDj7Jr0eo&feature=share
These baby quilts come together fast.
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| Sea and Sky was sold at Kudzu |
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| Story Quilt for Luna Mae Wright, 2016 |
I love that babies will discover new things as they grow. And the stories are told.
The next colors and stories are always waiting in the back of my head.
and
A wedding quilt for Elissa and Erick Olney, married 2016
What an amazing update! You've been so prolific and so very successful. I love everything here - if for no other reason that it's all so essentially Debbie! Recently, some of us commented on how enviable it was that you'd been able to develop your very own very recognizable style. A few others in our group have done so as well, while many others do a little bit of everything, some mostly follow patterns etc. Nothing is wrong, of course: there IS no quilt police! But it's fun and nice to be able to look at something and say, that sure looks like a Debbie Steinmann!
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