Modern Quilt Guild Challenge- 3

The Modern Quilt Guild announced their 3rd challenge today.  This is what they said:

Make a quilt that is inspired by one word. This word will be your only guidance.

The word is: ORGANIC

What does it mean to you? What emotion, image or thoughts does it invoke? Let’s see that in your quilt!

I automatically thought of organically grown cotton, but the origin of the fabric doesn't make for much of an aesthetic statement.  Then, I thought of the other meanings of organic.  There's a lot of different directions to go.  I think I can find one that appeals to me.

Dictionary.com

  defines

or·gan·ic

   [awr-gan-ik]  Show IPA

–adjective

1.

noting or pertaining to a class of chemical compounds thatformerly comprised only those existing in or derived fromplants or animals, but that now includes all other compoundsof carbon.

2.

characteristic of, pertaining to, or derived from livingorganisms: organic remains found in rocks.

3.

of or pertaining to an organ  or the organs  of an animal,plant, or fungus.

4.

of, pertaining to, or affecting living tissue: organicpathology.

5.

Psychology . caused by neurochemical, neuroendocrinologic,structural, or other physical impairment or change: organicdisorder. Compare functional ( def. 5 ) .

6.

Philosophy . having an organization  similar in its complexityto that of living things.

7.

characterized by the systematic arrangement of parts;organized;  systematic: elements fitting together into aunified, organic whole.

8.

of or pertaining to the basic constitution or structure of athing; constitutional; structural: The flaws in your writingare too organic to be easily remedied.

9.

developing in a manner analogous to the natural growth andevolution characteristic of living organisms;  arising as anatural outgrowth.

10.

viewing or explaining something as having a growth anddevelopment analogous to that of living organisms: anorganic theory of history.

11.

pertaining to, involving, or grown with fertilizers orpesticides of animal or vegetable origin, as distinguishedfrom manufactured chemicals: organic farming; organicfruits.

12.

Law . of or pertaining to the constitutional or essential lawor laws of organizing  the government of a state.

13.

Architecture . noting or pertaining to any work ofarchitecture regarded as analogous to plant or animal formsin having a structure and a plan that fulfill perfectly thefunctional requirements for the building and that form inthemselves an intellectually lucid, integrated whole.

14.

Fine Arts . of or pertaining to the shapes or forms in a workof art that are of irregular contour and seem to resemble orsuggest forms found in nature.

–noun

15.

a substance, as a fertilizer or pesticide, of animal orvegetable origin.

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Origin: 
1350–1400; Middle English:  pertaining to an organ of the body <Latin organicus  by or employing a mechanical device,instrumental < Greek organikós  equivalent to órgan(on) organ  +-ikos