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Sunday, May 7, 2017

Sunday Quilt Inspiration: C L O C K S

Singer's Clock Clydebank from the sewing machine factory roof. My grand father worked in Singer.:

from "The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock" by T. S. Eliot

There will be time, there will be time 
To prepare a face to meet the faces that you meet; 

Watch is also a noun which reminds me of time and old. www.rubylane.com: DIY Treasure Clock (this was one of many table markers/keepsakes for a wedding.. the time is the table number, and the couples pics are inside the book):

Make an abstract clock by inserting an art paper in it’s background.:

There will be time to murder and create, 
And time for all the works and days of hands 
That lift and drop a question on your plate; 

Featuring a heavily distressed blue and brown finish, this delightful wall clock is perfect over a mantel or on your gallery wall. ...:

Time for you and time for me, 

Lenzkirch, Germany, model 676 "The Little Mermaid", walnut wall clock with profuse bronze decorations, 8 days, time and gong strike, serial #1Million, 219,792, c1899: so pop art...so googie style:

And time yet for a hundred indecisions, 
And for a hundred visions and revisions, 
Before the taking of a toast and tea. 

A stylish wall is only a matter of time! Try turning back the clock with one of these vintage designs.:

driftwood, pebbles, sea glass maybe, and clockworks=beachy clock:

Vintage Blue Clock, http://colomandbrit.com/decorate/Accessories/Desk-Top-Clock-in-Blue:


"J Alfred Prufrock" is one of my favorite poems. Its depth is such that I find something new with each read, and I've taught it surely over 100 times over the years. It is truly a classic that is timeless (pun intended).

Cuckoo Clock quilt block, paper pieced quilt pattern, PDF pattern, instant download, clock pattern by BubbleStitch on Etsy https://www.etsy.com/listing/192807396/cuckoo-clock-quilt-block-paper-pieced:

And so, a few quilts inspired by clocks (possibly)...

Dresden plate quilt with Yo-Yo's / Suffolk Puffs:

Art Quilt:

bookshelf quilt: gears quilt pinnable (1):

Am I excited and relieved at the same time, or what, to present the sixteenth and final block of the Round the Year Quilt !?! This 24-spoke Mariner’s Compass is foundation paper pieced and is…:

winged square block tutorial: http://duringquiettime.blogspot.com/2012/02/winged-square-block-tutorial.html:

Free Quilt Pattern and Tutorial - Tick Tock Quilt: "Imagine we had never met" by Barbara Lange (Germany). Patchwork Europe.::

bookshelf quilt:

Enjoy your quilting time this week!

3 comments:

  1. TheEclecticAbuelaMay 7, 2017 at 9:36 PM

    What a lovely post--thank you!

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  2. KajaMay 9, 2017 at 1:17 AM

    That was a more literary start to my morning than is usual. Thanks, Mary!

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  3. PreetiMay 9, 2017 at 1:08 PM

    If you got the money, honey, I got the time!!!
    Hugs,
    Preeti.

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