I was browsing YouTube this morning, and overheard a statement made by the narrator of a series of profiles of YouTubers called Rogue Reality, this one relating to Kate Jackson of the Last Homely House (https://youtu.be/XlZ8aXjzURM?si=5tvgfDof6kORN22y).
LEARNING ENOUGH TO BE DELIGHTED
I think that should be our goal in all learning. Aiming for perfection will inevitably result in frustration, but learning enough about something to reach that point of “delight” seems the best goal.
What if we took this approach with all our learning? We’d be more likely to encounter moments of delight in our life, and to discover those areas that we hadn’t considered “delightful”.
I will be hosting a workshop at the end of August, with a goal of having an item at the end of two hours that can be entered in our local fair. It is a wonderfully poorly-defined category within our fair list: “Quilt Block”. It doesn’t prescribe any size or method, so should permit each exhibitor to explore and submit a creation that “delights”.
We’ll touch on colour and fabric choices, methods of joining, and (briefly) on what the judge will be looking for.
But…. We don’t do our creative work for the judge, but for ourselves. So, I will encourage our participants to be as innovative as they wish, and hopefully we’ll end up with a wonderful display of needlework. Return to this blog after August 27, 2025, and I’ll share some of our creations!
Terry Whitmell, PhD 