Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

I watched another couple of lessons on quilting by Ricky Tims and my friend and I enjoyed them. We had lots of ideas of what might be useful to us and also how our taste differs from Tims. I didn't necessarily like many of his quilts, but I was dazzled by their virtuousity. I like the sloppy more playful quilts, but I was amazing at his technical ability. I want a story quilt more, I think, and one less dependent on computers and devices on the sewing machine. But now I see how those kind of quilts are done. My favorites of his quilts were ones with a story. So that directs me to be figuring out what story I want to tell. I will never be able to design as well, but I can trace shapes I want and find fabrics that speak to me. It's all so terribly personal, in the end. My friend's baby quilts for her grandchildren are all about family history and story, and I love them. I don't have her skills, but so what? I can express myself in my own way, without worry about judgement and skill level. Just do it! as the ads say.