Those Little Things: More Than A Concept

The Take It Further March Challenge was decided a few weeks ago, but I am only now ready to begin this challenge. Sharon asked, “Do you ever notice the little things, the small moments, the details in life? This months challenge is to do just that, pay attention to the tiny details. Sometimes the small things become emblematic for something larger. That is it!” 

From the moment I read the concept for this month’s Challenge, I knew IMMEDIATELY what I would create for a small quilt. You see, for the past several weeks, my home has been pulling heavy-duty with a major renovation in our kitchen area.

When it was time to gut the kitchen from top to bottom, our lifestyle became rather disrupted. While we were in demo-mode, the remainder of our home’s main floor was transformed into a warehouse. Wall-to-wall boxes filled this room – somewhere there is a living room underneath all of those boxes.

 The worst part is now over. We increased square footage, installed a set of French doors leading out to our covered back porch, and then began installing our new cabinets.

WHEW! This has been quite a bit of work for the two of us! I’ll be happy when we are past the next couple of phases: floor installation, ceiling lights, painting….

During this renovation, we were forced to adapt to new surroundings. Change is okay, but I have learned that change without those little things is a challenge. Nevermind that we have been living without cabinets. Nevermind that we had no dishes or cooking utensils because we had no cabinets. Nevermind that we had no easy access to appliances because we had no cabinets. Nevermind that we had no countertops — we had no cabinets! 

Nevermind any of those inconveniences…..We had a bigger problem: WE HAD NO SINK!

We had no running water, which was bad enough, but what was worse was that we had no kitchen sink. Just look!

Do you know how many times I have stopped myself from automatically pouring something into that sink-hole??? My, my….I’ve learned the hard way that the sink is one of those very BIG little things.

For me, the kitchen sink ranks Number One as one of those little things. One of those little things we take for granted. One of those things we ignore because they are of little consequence and seemingly insignificant….

This month of March, I give homage to Ye Wonderful Kitchen Sink. I will give her the glory she deserves, in a color that she will wear proudly….

So here’s my pin-up design, complete with an enlarge copy of a sink that will soon be transformed with fabric. Somehow I’ll applique a fabric-sink in the center with I-dyed-it-bright-pink cottons, and hopefully it will resemble a sink. Those other wacky bright fabrics are going to surround Ye Wonderful Kitchen Sink to celebrate how I’ve learned the hard way to love-my-sink. (Now I think I understand why some sinks are placed on pedestals…)