HOW TO MAKE MEMORIES with improv quilter Sherri Lynn Wood
photo by Mercedes Jelinek
If Sherri Lynn Wood and I were to map our lives on a venn diagram, there’d be a lot of overlap: we both spent parts of our childhood in North Carolina, we both host online communities for quilters (mine is the QUILTY NOOK, hers is BravePatch.School); we both honor elements of quilting as a spiritual practice, and in doing so, we both work a lot with grief and bereavement. The quilts may go by different names: I make memory quilts, Sherri makes passage quilts, but they both point to the stories and energy that our clothes contain even after we pass.
In this conversation, Sherri and I take a deep dive on what it means to work with clothing as a channel for processing life and loss, and we discuss:
① the emotional aspects of working with clothing in quilts
② practical ideas for collaborating on a memory quilt
③ self-care for quilters doing grief work
IN THIS CONVERSATION YOU’LL HEAR
01:32 — Exploring Shared Experiences with Sherri Lynn Wood
02:43 — The Impact of Studio Space on Creativity
04:20 — The Influence of Past Artists on Current Work
10:15 — The Role of Quilting in Processing Grief
22:05 — Practical Tips for Starting a Memory Quilt
25:32 — The Emotional Journey of Creating a Memory Quilt
30:40 — The Lost Art of Quilting with Old Fabrics
31:29 — The Role of Intention in Bereavement Quilting
31:49 — The Transformation of Relationships through Quilting
33:57 — The Power of Quilting in Marking Life Transitions
37:30 — The Joy of Quilting with Found Colors
39:56 — Exploring Personal Identity through Quilting
41:22 — The Healing Power of Quilting
45:47 — The Challenges and Rewards of Bereavement Quilting
48:51 — Conclusion: The Infinite Possibilities of Quilting
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