{"id":378,"date":"2011-12-07T22:00:26","date_gmt":"2011-12-08T05:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/50.87.217.193\/blog\/creative-nudge-for-the-love-of-fabric"},"modified":"2021-04-03T23:56:00","modified_gmt":"2021-04-04T05:56:00","slug":"creative-nudge-for-the-love-of-fabric","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/creative-nudge-for-the-love-of-fabric\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Nudge – For the Love of Fabric"},"content":{"rendered":"

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( 'Woman from Granada'<\/a>, by Hermen Anglada Camarasa, Circa 1914. Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya<\/a>, Barcelona<\/a> Spain.)<\/p>\n

As I write this midweek Creative Nudge, I am appreciating all the great old Broadway shows<\/a> (whose music I listen to<\/a> often in my studio), and in particular Ira Gershwin because today was his birthday.<\/p>\n

Brothers George and Ira Gershwin bounced off each other to write one of the most creative collections of lyrics and tunes<\/a> in the history of American music<\/a>!<\/p>\n

As long as there has been fabric<\/a>, both men and women have been mesmerized by the magic of textiles. Ira got it right, when he wrote this song's lyrics for the show "Nifties Of 1923".<\/p>\n

Fabric of Dreams:<\/p>\n

Weaving a dress for my lady
Out of the fabric of dreams;
Fashioned of twilight,
Sewn with the shy light
Of stars and the moon's fragile beams;
Clasped with a girdle of dawning,
Rainbows to cover the seams,
Brightened with kisses,
Ladylove, this is
Your gown from my fabric of dreams!<\/p>\n

For many of us, our greatest pleasure is to pet our batiks<\/a>, fondle our fabrics<\/a>, and stroke our stash<\/a>. Auditioning colors, rearranging our fat quarters<\/a>, and actually sewing fabric, can be the highlight of our week.<\/p>\n

You probably figured this out long ago, but the quilt industry has evolved a specialty cotton fabric that is silky to the touch<\/a>, and either visually stimulating<\/a> or calming. We are drawn to the colors and the sensuous "hand" of these high quality cottons, and the whole act of making a quilt or garment is full of the pleasure of silky fabric fondling. Now don't blush and giggle, you know what I am talking about girls and boys! It's all good clean fun!<\/p>\n

I am including this photo of a favorite painting I saw in Barcelona<\/a>… this woman is obviously enjoying her large swathe of embroidered fabric!<\/p>\n

sharing your passion for fabric…
Luana<\/p>\n

6 Houston Quilt Festival Videos available now!<\/a><\/p>\n

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