Reunited

I’m happy to report that my missing quilt from Birmingham, “1 of 10” and I are happily reunited. I picked it up at the post office yesterday after its extra journey through Norway. Inside the package I found a lovely letter from the lady who had received it. The package had been marked with my name tags, but with her freight papers. I’m guessing they found my freight papers over at the Festival and understood someone had messed something up. I’m gathering up the nerve to call them because I think they have to be notified of what has happened. On the other side, mistakes happen and my quilt ended up at the house of a very thoughtful and lovely person who returned it to me.

Added: I did receive another call from Birmingham today, and the problem seems to lie at their freight company. The Festival sends all the packages to them and receives lists with the packages that have been shipped out. They noticed that there was only one shipment to me, called me and are now investigating what has happened. (this post has been edited)

I don’t know why I have been so reluctant to show this quilt, probably because it did not turn out the way I wanted. I put so much thought into it, and at the end of the day I had to edit so much that there was nothing left. Here it is anyway, a literarily out of line picture of “1 of 10”
You might recognize the straight line appliquéd man and quilting lines from “Man” and the quilting lines from “Things that go bump in the night”, both being test pieces for this quilt.

Artist’s statement:
Numbers can prove or disprove anything. 1 of 10 could be anyone; at the end statistics is all about people.

My initial thoughts:
1 of 10 could be anything.
1 of 10 could be anyone.
If 1 of 10 uses drugs, 1 is too much.
If 1 of 10 recycles, 1 is too little.
On the other hand, 1 of 10 can also make the 1 stand out.
When it comes to physical characteristics, it might be a bad thing.
When it comes to artistic expression, it might be a good thing.
Some people spend their whole lives trying to blend into the crowd.
Some people shine in the spotlight.
I have given them all a door. They can go in, or out; if they like.
1 of 10 will mean different things to different people. I know what I see. What does it mean to you?

I learned a lot from this quilt; it put up a fight from day 1. The most important lesson was however to never enter a half finished quilt into anything again. From now on I will first finish the quilt and enter it only if I am totally pleased with the result, the edges are perfect and it’s blocked, blocked and blocked. At least I'll try...