What sort of feelings do this quilt evoke for you? How could it connect to Alzheimers and memory loss?
At my retreat last month, I also put together an I Spy quilt, made from 6.5 inch squares.
Lots of visual fun here.
And I worked on a wall quilt for my church's new prayer room.
I used maximum contrast on a soft background to reinforce the message. I'll put on a dark binding. Right now I'm hand quilting it.
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Your dresden plates seem to be suns to me. At first I saw them reaching towards each other (like the hands in the Sistine Chapel ceiling), but when I thought of Alzheimer's, I saw them pulling away -- perhaps "Spinning Out of Orbit" or something along that line?
I love the occasional 4-patch in your I Spy.
You could call it "Bask in the Sun"
I am thinking "the sun waves goodbye" or something along that line... I remember how long we said goodbye to my grandmother who had alzheimers.
Rays of Hope (for a cure). Lovely little design. and your I-spy, it's downright SCARY how many of the fabrics in it are also in my stash....
Great little quilt! My immediate thought for a name was "My Sunshine", then when I read the words properly, I though maybe "Memories of Sunshine". Hope the various suggestions given throw up something that speaks to you :)
My mother has a form of Alzheimer's..vascular dementia. So sad... I like 'Reaching to Connect'
I like all the previous name suggestions. It does look like sun to me.....a big sun and a small one.....kind of like the small one is fading away. :(
I immediately thought of "sundowner's syndrome. I saw your sun as going down - big at the top, smaller at the bottom. Some ALZ victims can seem quite clear during the daylight hours, but let the sun go down, and they become very confused. Just a thought.
I had the same thought as Becky. When I saw this piece, I immediately thought:
Sunrise/Sunset
your AAQI quilt reminds me of the Freying of the mind... all wavy and fluttery... I lvoe hwo that wavy fabric turned out in it... very cool. I'd take that home! send me a link when it's up.. ;-) I might need to snatch it up...
Your Dresden Plates made me think of those hands in the Sistine Chapel too--only the ones in the Sistine Chapel reach each other and touch. In your little quilt, the suns--the big one is the elderly Alzheimers patient, and the small one is the child of that patient--are reaching for each other, but they just can't connect anymore. Yet, they are suns, so even though they don't quite touch, the warmth they send out can reach each other, and in that way they are connected.
I love the message I see in your quilt.
For some reason, it puts the song "You Are My Sunshine" in my mind, so how about Your Sun Shines Still? Love the AAQI Mini quilts, may this bring a nice bid!
- Mary, The Curious Quilter
That is a beautiful AAQI quilt!
I see the red as the core of the brain.As the mind gets more and more fragile the memories and thoughts (Red waves) are reducing.. But the core is still there.. still the same person inside that once was..
How about Solar Flare (or plural, Solar Flares)? They disrupt communication when they occur, which can be connected to how communication is frequently affected with Alzheimer's.
It's beautiful, btw!
It's such a colorful happy quilt, how about "Remembering Sunny Days," or "Remembering Blue Skies."
I like the I Spy quilt too. What a collection of novelty fabrics! Three years in blogland? Wow.
"Rays of Hope" Hope they can find a cure, hope that the person afflicted with this disease doesn't suffer, hope and love for the family taking care of them.
Rays of Connection?
I know it's already been suggested, I'd like to second Lee and say "Ray of Hope", because they do look like suns, and the first thing to pop in my brain upon seeing it was "Ray of Hope". Love your work, by the way.
I like the suggestion of "Rays of Hope"...My mom also suffered from vascular dementia following a stroke. I would often wish for those times when she was more lucid and hope for her recovery.
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