We Float
Posted by lilykarin on september 25th, 2009 . Filed under: Things I've Made .Today I finally finished my quilt because I finally thought of what it should say.
Front and back side. I used a terribly ugly “viking patterned” fleece blanket I got at the fleamarket inbetween the layers.
Text!
And all done!
It’s almost entirely made from scraps from my sewing, bits that have been too small to use for anything else. The back and background of the text is a thrifted vintage sheet and the ribbon is thrifted too. And the thread.
We wanted to find love
We wanted success
Until nothing was enough
Until my middle name was excess
Somehow I lost touch
When you went out of sight
When you got lost into the city
Got lost into the night
I was in need of help
Heading to blackout
Till someone told me “Run on in honey,
before somebody blows your goddamn brains out”
You shoplifted as a child
I had a model’s smile
You carried all my hopes
Until something broke inside
But now
We float
Take life as it comes
So will we die of shock?
Die without a trial?
Die on Good Friday?
While holding each other tight
This is kind of about you
This is kind of about me
We just kinda lost our way
We were looking to be free
But one day
We’ll float
Take life as it comes
- PJ Harvey
september 25th, 2009 at 4:56 e m
this (quilt, what it says, where the words come from) is beautiful!
september 25th, 2009 at 5:08 e m
Thank you! I’m really happy with it and to finally be done!
september 25th, 2009 at 5:30 e m
I love it~!
september 25th, 2009 at 5:32 e m
Åh. Lapptäcket, texten, låten, älskar alla tre. Himmel vad fint.
september 25th, 2009 at 6:10 e m
Thanks & tack!
september 25th, 2009 at 7:21 e m
fantastiskt hörru!
september 26th, 2009 at 6:46 f m
That quilt is so beautiful! And I’m really impressed with the way you sewed the ribbon on.. And once again you made me want to listen to music, we float is one of my favorite songs!
september 26th, 2009 at 11:34 f m
Tack Åsa!
Muija: Thank you! It was pretty easy to attach the ribbon, I chose between a few different ones but this one was the easiest to bend properly. As long as you use one that looks the same on both sides it is really simple to do handwriting type of things.
september 28th, 2009 at 8:18 e m
Ahhh. I have been saving all of my left over fabric for a quilt but have yet to start because im not to sure how and havent gotten a proper book yet.
yours is really beautiful though! How long did it take you to make it?
september 29th, 2009 at 10:27 f m
It took about three obsessive days in total I think. I have never read a book on quilting, it’s not hard!