A Faith & Quilting Blog
“Be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another as God has forgiven you in Christ.” Eph 4:32 The biggest lessons that the world of quilting teaches is kindness and compassion. These are, without a doubt, the most difficult things ever, and I'm still learning what these mean, and how to live them daily. Finding … Continue reading Kind
A couple of years ago I had to give up writing a book. In a line of work where publishing is necessary this was hard. In that moment of life though the letting go was necessary and needed. it will come as no surprise that this "failure" added to the list of "internal accusations" leading … Continue reading Faith Lessons from Quilt Market
Sometimes when the imagination stirs, there is a vision of, a practice of giving a talk on the complexity of quilt making, the depth, breadth, styles, community and individuality. The talk speaks of hand and machine work, as interchangeable and complementary to one another. That there is something in these different styles, and the variety … Continue reading Quilting
Tonight at Mass the Priest made a reference to sewing. He needed to sew a button on a shirt, and the ability to thread the eye of the needle to be frustratingly hard. He managed to, and secured the button on his shirt. He related this experience to the Readings of the day, speaking of … Continue reading I’m not that bad…am I?
"Yet even now...return to me with your whole heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning. Rend your hearts, not your garments, and return to the Lord, your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger abounding in steadfast love, and relenting in punishment. .... delight and rejoice in the Lord, your God. For he … Continue reading The Journey Continues
This spoke to my heart this morning. That kind of goes along with part of this. There are so many things right in Sarah Millican's response to all of the negative comments and attacks on her for what she was wearing. Something she rightly points out would not be asked of a guy or a … Continue reading We wouldn’t ask that of. . .
A Quilter's Heart 