Saturday, February 8, 2014

Quilting has taught me so much.....

First Quilt I ever made...

Look at all those Notes...
As I was thinking back I took my first Quilting class between 12 and 15 years ago...a beginners Quilting 101 class and I took a lot of notes I wanted to be sure to make every stitch perfect so it would fit all together....well as I have been making a few more difficult quilts over the years I am finding things don't always fit together perfectly I've spent many hours seam ripping and starting all over, I've even thrown blocks away out of frustration...what I have learned is nothing is perfect sometimes you just have to take your eyes off the imperfections and allow a little grace to take over...I've learned in the process of that Patience...I have to be patient with my machine, myself, the pattern I am working with etc...I've learned to think outside the box and create on my own, to do what I like on a project...even to the point that sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night with a pattern in my head and I have to draw it out so I don't forget...Quilting isn't just a hobby for me it is a lot of life lessons along the way...Grace, Mercy, Faith, Hope and whole lot of Love...

2 comments:

  1. Lovely quilts Kathy, I just ordered a pattern I am looking forward to making.
    It has so many pinwheels.
    I bet you are having so much fun. It all looks so pretty.

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  2. Thank You! I am having fun sewing...I love pinwheels they are so much fun to make...

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