Healing Quilts in Medicine 07-21-16

I came across the latest exhibit of "Healing Quilts in Medicine" and found some wonderful quilts.  Healing Quilts started in 2004-5 with  the first set of quilts made by friends of Judy House, a contemporary quilter from Virginia who was fighting Cancer.  She thought that the waiting rooms for Chemo and other treatments were too drab and needed some quilts to cheer them up and give the waiting patients something to look at.  I don't find those first quilts online, but there are several subsequent exhibits, the latest being done by quilters in New Mexico.  http://healingquiltsinmedicine.org/  You can also see a video of some of those quilts at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWQpDF0Kbmw 

 

Back in 2004 I selected the plant Woad which is an imported, invasive plant growing in waste land and highway verges throughout the country.  It is used sometimes as a substitute for indigo dyes.  But it also has possibilities as a cancer drug.

 

 

"Woad"  Del Thomas 2005 24"W x 30"L

Commercial cotton fabrics, hand-dyed cotton, cotton batt, cotton threads.

Machine pieced and quilted. 



Previously posted in 2008:  http://delquilts.blogspot.com/2008/02/woad-02-24-08.html

Scientific Information (2005): Dyer's Woad (Isatis tinctoria) An ingredient, Indirubin, is reported to have anti-neoplastic activity and is widely used in China in the treatment of leukemia.  A chemical compound isolate from Indigo,  Indirubin,  is being used in China for treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia, and various synthetic  derivatives are in preclinical studies in Europe and in the US.

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Wordless Wednesday 07-20-16

 

 

 

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Out for lunch today 07-19-16

Lunch today in San Clemente  - a new restaurant for me called South of Nick's  at 110 North El Camino Real.  It is a little pricey, but they serve lots of food for the money.  It was a bit noisy, try to get in the front dining area if you want to converse.  But I loved it.
 

I had the taco salad, which is rectangular instead of round and had a lot of chicken (although you can choose beef or pork) and all the other things one finds in a taco salad.  It was delicious, but I had to bring home half of it for breakfast tomorrow.

 

My lunch partner had a combination plate with chili rellano.

From the left a taco, rice, corn, rellano.

She enjoyed her choice also and ate most of it.

 

We noticed two ladies at the bar who were splitting a taco salad - sounds good to me.   My breakfast will be a little soggy,  I think.

I recommend this place - I'll go back!  http://nicksrestaurants.com/south-of-nicks/

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Monday Browsing 07-18-16

2,166 Quilts   https://thequiltshow.com/see-quilts/quilt-of-the-day

Early bathing suits (5.24minutes long)
https://thequiltshow.com/daily-blog/142-newsletter/24775-vintage-swimsuits-as-quilt-inspiration?utm_source=Infusionsoft&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2016_07_04_Newsletter_9&inf_contact_key=b034f4439d6502bf4a51642d53343a6ae0dc9a9507d36c66f5ed6069e6bdbefd

By now you have probably heard that Quilter’s Newsletter Magazine is being discontinued.  Sad day for quilters everywhere.  It has been the one place that news of quilting around the world is available. I’ll miss it.

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Janine Holzman quilt from 1996 07-17-16

I like to revisit quilts that have been in the Collection for some years.  This one frequently hangs on the wall in the family room.  I  purchased it at the Association of Pacific Northwest Coast  Quilters live auction in Seattle in 1998.  It was a hot  ticket item and I was pleased to win the bid for it.  See the link below for the first time I posted it in 2008.

"Fish Tales"  Janine Holzman - Alaska  1996  36"W x 25"L

 

http://delquilts.blogspot.com/2008/11/quilt-from-tcqc-11-10-08.html

 

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