It is the randomness of books, of taste and curiosity that ensures libraries remain a place where a broad cross-section of society can drop in, wander, browse, and leave when they like.
~Andrew Pettegree in The Library
Quilting
Well, not exactly choosing one... I just hadn't worked on my idea. Since Kaja proposed Picking a Palette this photo has been in my mind. The Navaho know it as the Sacred Mountain to the East. We climbed therein years past. The Great Sand Dunes National Park sits along the southwestern side. Snow usually lingers throughout the year making beautiful displays each sunrise.
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| Blanca Peak, CO |
Additionally, the scrap bag is {again? still?} overflowing. Lots of darks went out with the Optical Illusion quilt but many mediums and pastels remain. Perfect. Again, I chose a simple scrap block made of strings on the diagonal sewed on paper squares. Any size will do although mine are usually less than six inches. {On the diagonal, a center strip of nine inches.}
Here's where I am so far. Not fast but at least it's started.
Reading
How public are libraries? What belongs in them? How resilient?
The Library by Andrew Pettegree contains a sweeping overview of libraries, the collectors who built them, and the quick dispersal of most. Whether from lack of interest by heirs, changing religions, or war, many libraries quickly disappeared when their original patron died.