Negativity of Quilters...
First off, "sitting around" in our "rockers" is so far from reality, that it 's not even a tiny bit humorous! We come from all walks of life, ages and genders. So terms like; "old", "rockers", "boring" etc., absolutely does not apply. However, there are many older ladies who have worked hard all of their many years doing for others and are so deserving to sit in her favorite comfortable chair to sit quietly doing what she loves. P.S. we get the last laugh... if you are so niave to actually believe that your "plastic" bodies and shallow mindset isn't going to eventually give you a shocking ice plunge of a wake-up call, it would likely be us feeling sorry for you!
Designing, color selection & process are just three of the wonderfully fulfilling decisions that we draw from within our creative souls. Not even to mention the HISTORY of quilting!
The whole history of quilt making derived first out of necessity for a
family's warmth. For the kind of ability to first think of building a
quilt for your loved ones and carry out the process in which it is; was
indeed gifts with our fore-mothers generously giving to all of us with the same kind of
passion.
We are also very compassionate and a large percentage of us are creating our works of art for particular loved ones.This gives us a lot of idea to choose from and often times this can take an immeasurable amount of time and effort to make it as perfect as we imagine. Then in other instances it can be so direct and obvious in our fore-thought that the process just falls easily into place and before we know it we have a finished personal keepsake to pleasantly hand to a very appreciative and deserving individual.
Once our ideas come, we then begin to put our creations into action. Part of this "fun" is that we get to go to these extraordinary fabric shops where we find more eye candy then non-quilters could ever imagine. Often times, we get so enthralled with the beauty that we find within quilt shops that our designs take a turn in a whole new direction. Just because of the overwhelming textures and color choices we find ourselves facing. (This is okay, and is just one tiny off-sided factor inside a creative soul!) We still persevere! We face these challenges with enthusiasm and are strong willed to make every quilt special for whomever is its recipient.
Those fortunate enough to receive any handmade quilt is just as special as those of us who are passionate about what it is we are creating.
In my long-arm quilting business, I get to listen to the personal stories of those making the quilt tops. Each quilt has a story and those stories are priceless!
Recently, I had the honor of quilting a beautiful t-shirt quilt that a very dear lady (and now a very good friend), made for a special loved one. This quilt was for a very extraordinary young man who would be moving away to attend a distant college. The t-shirts were his, from another school where he attended. This was her first quilt!!! She did a wonderful job at putting the quilt all together and her love showed throughout! Her story was about the young man who was a neighbor boy and generously took very good and consistent care of her and her yard as he grew into this very unique young man. The quilt was a gift for him as he was moving away! It was so obvious to me that he had become like a son to her. For me, listening to her telling how remarkable this neighbor was and to know that there are still families out there who raise their kids to be generous individuals was just so moving! I was honored to be the quilter to help her complete this keepsake to give as such a love filled gift to this individual!
So the point of this writing, was in the attempt to articulate the energy, the passion, the love and yes, the excitement that goes into our "whole-lot-less-than-boring" colorful process of creating our beautiful quilts! The same quilts that have been keeping generations of every family's loved ones warm to the core, throughout the span of time.
We love what I do!
