Life hands us many things, every minute of every day. It can be a short line for morning coffee. A smile and a greeting from people in our lives. Some one cutting us off in traffic. A job promotion. Having to work overtime. Car breaking down. A beautiful sunny day at the beach with friends. The purring of your kitty as you drift off to sleep. It's a lot of little pieces that get sewn together to make up our lives. Pieces we plan for and they have the perfect place. Pieces that come out the blue to surprise us, and sometimes we don't know what to do with them. They all have to be worked in some how. As our lives progress, we have a quilt of all the pieces. Some are more colorful than others. Some pieces are darker. Some pieces may look a bit thread worn or faded. They all make up are life. I like the parts of my life's quilt that are sewn together with the surprises I've been handed and mixed with the pieces I've carefully planned out.
With all this talk of piecing together a quilt, comes this week's project. A sweet little baby quilt for the daughter of a good friend of mine. The baby's pending arrival in their lives, is just one of those wonderful surprises that life has to offer be worked into our quilt, and it sometimes changes the pattern we were working on in the most amazing ways. Babies human or other wise are a blessing with the many lessons and challenges they bring with them. It is by wish for my friend's daughter, that she will relish the coming days and years, as she grows along with her new son.
This quilt has a history in the fabric. The backing was made from a flannel piece I had from the 1970's. One of the cottons has kittens printed on it (of course), was given to my by my Country Granny and she got it in the 40's. I've had a large piece of this fabric and have made other baby quilts with it. The other two fabrics are modern and represent the stars and the uniquiness of movement in their prints.
It also needs to be noted, I don't quilt. This is pieced fabrics, tying the elements together.
All this piecing together, set me thinking and thus the quilt metaphor for this post.
13 years ago this month, I was encouraged and supported by the friend who is soon to be a Granny herself, to really look at my life and how I was really wasting (or mis-placing) my talents. She encouraged me to start working on a different pattern on my quilt, and feel I've been creating a really vibrant quilt these past 13 years.
The gift of a quilt for her new grandbaby, seemed right.
How would you describe your life's quilt? Are you happy with the current pattern you are piece together or is it time for a change. Perhaps a Crazy Quilt is in order?
Until next week...create to feel great!
46 complete! 6 to go! Man oh Man!
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