what we learn from sewing and quilting.

Night and Day

Many people tell me that they don't have the patience to make a quilt.  Sometimes I get the feeling that they think it's way too boring and pedestrian and crafty for them. They lead much more exciting sophisticated lives than people like me who like nothing better than an evening cutting fabric into little bits and then putting them together again.

Perhaps they are right. But I don't really think that an evening at the mall or perhaps the casino is more fun than what I do.

 I have learned a lot by making quilts.

i have learned that accuracy counts.

i have studied geometry in a real life situation. and i know how to use it.

i have learned how to simplify my life by taking one step at a time.

i have learned to ask for help when the project is too big or too unwieldly for one person.

i have learned that rotary blades are very sharp.

i have learned that being an introvert can be a gift.

i have learned that patience is a virtue.

i have learned to see design possibilities everywhere and how to interpret them into my quiltmaking.

i have made many friends and taken many adventures because i am a quilter.