The Beginning of my Crazy Quilt

The other day I, rather impulsively, began a quilt.

Now, I haven't quilted in years, and my few attempts have often failed. However, I felt a sudden urge to be creative, and my bag of scraps and sewing machine called my name.

My squares are probably not perfectly square, and not all the pieces are stitched together perfectly; but this quilt's only purpose is to serve as a creative outlet for me, and I am going to try to put my perfectionism aside (otherwise I'll just give up).

I used dark fabrics for my first block; a dark wash denim (that I used both the right and wrong sides of), a pair of black slacks that were in need of mending (who was I kidding- I don't mend!), and an old tie Evan had put in the "Give Away Basket." I didn't have a pattern in mind, I just started sewing pieces together.

This is what I got:

And, as I created it, a theme and pattern came to me.

Are you ready for it?

"In the beginning"

So, if this first block were to be accompanied by a commentary, it would read as such:

In the beginning 

when God created the heavens

and the earth,

the earth was a formless void

and darkness covered the face of the deep...

[Genesis 1:1-2a]

Here is the second block I made, although it may need to be third in the sequence if I'm going to strictly follow the scripture:

 Then God said,

"Let there be light";

and there was light.

I stitched the body of the sun on by hand- not sure if you can see the pink thread or not. I tried to show the light emerging out of the darkness and chaos from the first block.

And here are the two side by side : )

That's all for now! We'll see how I progress.

Peace,

Amanda