I finished doing the stitchery for our bazaar quilt. Whew! That feels good to be done with that! Okay, one of four corners are done! Yoo-hoo! Mrs. Furui! Mrs. Ochiai! Mrs. Yamaguchi! How are you doing?!
You would think that I would settle back into quilting or knitting or work on the other projects. Nope. My head works in strange ways."Tanya, you don't have a quilt in the making right now (meaning piecing and working at the sewing machine). You ought to have something to do rather than just handwork. Better start another quilt."
"No way! I do NOT need another quilt! I've got too many to fit on my shelves! Why make myself another quilt? That makes me feel so self-centered..."
"Then make a quilt for someone else. Surely there is someone who needs a quilt."
"Yeah... But do I have the time to make someone else a quilt? I ought to be spending my time cleaning or teaching or running errands etc. It seems so frivolous to have to FIND somebody just so I can make a quilt. That's just trying to satisfy an urge to make more stuff."
But I very quickly thought of someone who NEEDS a quilt and so I have started cutting up more fabric. I've got one day this week and one day next week when I can work intensely on this! Suddenly I'm in a flurry to get at that sewing machine! No more blogging today!
7 comments:
I always think that your quilt group could not possibly top their last bazaar quilt, but they do. Each year they are so beautiful. The blue strips for the next quilt are my favorite color, it will be fun to watch what you do with them. Don't worry about making quilts there always seems to be someone who needs one. Happy quilting!
Oh that corner is gorgeous - good work Tanya!!! Good for you on making someone else a quilt - there's always one to make for someone, right? Trouble is, I end up liking them so much I don't WANT to give them away. Talk about selfish, lol!
Love the shades of blue. Enjoy your quilting time, Tanya! The stitching is beautiful!
I made a quilt (conforter) for Haiti. Sending them via the Mennonite Central Committee's Material Aid Center. Their goal is to send 10,000. I contributed one I hope 9,999 others stepped forward. Last I heard they'd sent 3-4,000.
I figure that's my tithe. IF I make 1/10 of my quilts for someone in need!!
Keep on quilting, Tanya :)
I adore anything my grandmothers made....it was and is a part of them. Don't think of quilts for yourself as being self-centered...they are for future generations too.
I've never needed an excuse to make a quilt. It is my hobby and I enjoy it. You wouldn't need an excuse to go golfing, right? The fact that there is an end product is just a bonus. And there is no shortage of people who are willing to take that end product from our hands, if we are willing to let them.
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