to hang or not to hang?

THAT is the question...

I finished ZaZen 2 weeks ago, so why haven't I hung it on the wall yet?

I told you all I loved it.  I loved the medicine she offers. I love the concept.  What's the deal?

Then, I realize...

I don't really like it.

Well, I didn't like.

It was piled on my sewing table at bedtime with all the things that inevitably live on my sewing table while I sleep and while it isn't being used.

I haven't even put a sleeve on it or a label yet.

Why?

I don't really like this quilt.

Well, I didn't like it.

I love the concept. I love the image.  What's holding me back?

Well, I like it for what it is.

I like that I learned more about thread painting.

I like the quilting and I learned I need to think about what the quilting is going to look like before I get there.

But, truthfully, this quilt is just a study...

Or these are the things I tell myself...

Until I put it on the wall.

Then, everything shifts.

I look up at it.

I stare at it.

I begin to appreciate it.

Then, I find myself proud of it.

It isn't just a study.

It was a process that got me here and now.
And best of all, it's pretty cool to me.

It moved me.

It shook me.

Now, it's hanging on my wall as a reminder until it finds a new home.

My advise...

Hang it on the wall.

Use it.

Make friends with those pieces you might not be so proud of.

I bet you end up liking them.