:: May 2003 
Advice
The Importance of Reflection
The daylilies of summer remind us of the preparation that lies behind the creation of beauty. For months, the bulbs lie dormant beneath the mulch. Then, shoots appear and flowers follow. Some blossom literally for a day, and then the process begins again.
It is similar for fibreworkers. A finished fibre project represents plans, fibre choices, trials, errors, adaptations, perseverence, time, and great thought. Thinking includes time for freeing your mind from the mechanics of the project itself. Time spent in the contemplation of fibre topics including the writings of fellow fibreworkers contributes to the quality of your own work.
The book in the photo is This Old Quilt: A Heartwarming Celebration of Quilts and Quilting Memories, edited by Margret Aldrich. While the selected stories deal with aspects of the quilting experience, all fibreworkers will find sentiments with which they are familiar and fibre encounters with which they can identify.
CyberFibres encourages you to allow yourself time for unhurried contemplation while your project is in the bulb stage. Your finished projects will reflect greater creativity and will bring you deeper satisfaction if you do