I have a friend and she has cancer. I can't say she is a close friend.....but she is a quilting buddy. I met her several years ago and enjoyed being with her once a month at our guild. She invited me to join a smaller group just to keep the creative juices flowing....and that continued for about a year. She and I gave presentations at two area guilds talking about how we use our photographs as inspiration. I used an easy method....she was much more creative and detailed. I attended a little workshop at her home to try her method and made this quilted wall hanging....
Her plan involved taking one of Dave's photos as my inspiration and then cutting lots of tiny pieces, layering them and fusing them to the background to re-create the image. It took hours! I did finish it and have it hanging in our bedroom. I do like it. I think of my friend each time I walk into the room.....but I will never use her method ever again.
I much prefer my method where you print the photo out on fabric and slap it on top of the little quilt. Faster and much easier!
But I started this blog with a question and my thoughts keep wandering. It's just that I
think of her every time I see my wall hanging. She inspired me.....she even challenged me at one fun lunch when we "dared" to talk politics! She always greeted me at guild meetings with a huge smile and a big hug.
And I just wish there was something I could do. I know she has a very supportive family and many long-time close friends who spend time with her and hold her up these days. And I don't know how much time she has....but she is dying. Could be months, could be weeks....could be days. Could be she is "waiting" for after Christmas.
I worked for two hospices.....so I have some familiarity with death and with how families and friends handle loss. You'd think this wouldn't be so hard for "expert" me. But it is. What do you do when you can't do anything?
I send cards.....lots and lots of cards filled with air hugs......I hope she feels them.
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