Oct meeting -Presentation by Sugartown Quilt Co. of Raymond ---Lots of Christmas Ideas! -- 2012

September 2012 Show & Shine

I came across this today by Kimberly Winston of Belief Net that I thought I would share.

Time for full disclosure: I am not a quilter. I have dabbled here and there - made the odd patchwork square and even took a class once, though I have never actually completed a quilt. But I am a committed crafter who finds the time to work every single day in some medium, whether knitting, beading, needlepoint, or papercrafts. Working with my hands to create something I consider beautiful is, for me, as necessary as food, sleep, or love. It’s something that I simply cannot imagine not doing. And when I’m crafting, that’s the time I find myself most open and alert to discovering God moving in mystery through my life. When I take up a needle, I feel myself tapping into something divine inside of me.

What is it about crafting that brings me to such a special, sacred awareness? I think it’s the fact that when I’m crafting I feel most rooted and connected to my past. When I hold a needle, I’m aware of a line like a thread that runs from me back through the generations to all other women who came before me in the craft. For someone who’s moved from place to place most of her life and whose family tree is more like a family stick, this is a very powerful feeling. Practicing traditional crafts like quilting can bring a rootedness in tradition—the same thing that many of us find in our religious practices and in our churches. That sense of rootedness is not something easily found in fast-paced, technology-driven times.

I’m not alone in feeling this way. Untold numbers of crafters, many of them quilters, before me have discovered that there’s something about working with your hands that can bring a deeper understanding of God and of our purpose in God’s universe. Perhaps it’s because when we’re making something, we’re engaging in an act of creation—an act that we, then, share with God, our Creator. Our creations are extensions of God’s creations. And, when we craft, we’re using talents, skills, and abilities that came to us from the hand of God. To me, it isn’t a stretch to imagine that the use of these abilities can be a link to the Mystery that originally gave them to us. I don’t know. And it doesn’t matter. All that I know is that when I am crafting I feel more alive and more involved in my inner spiritual life than at any other time.

Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi is a quilter, quilt historian, and quilt curator at the forefront of the move to recognize and value the spiritual qualities of the craft.

"For me, as an artist, there is no separation between art and religion," Carolyn says. "To me, art is worship because both art and religion deal with man's self-understanding. Both spring forth from the spirit of humanity. There is a godly connection at work. You cannot create unless you are guided by the Spirit. That is the target of the finished product and that is the target of the soul"

Read more: http://www.beliefnet.com/Inspiration/2006/10/Wrap-Yourself-In-Prayers.aspx#ixzz1ygAATbxy

 

I thought there were some very profound thought here and some that resonated well with me. Have a wonderful Summer, looking forward to spending time with you all in the Fall.

Heide

June Show & Shine -- 2012

May Show & Shine -- 2012

Hi Everyone,

I have been out of the loop most of the winter. Sure hope everyone else has been in the loop.

Hope to see everyone on Monday April 16th for our meeting.

Ladies lets see some comments...

Jan Truck Show with Karen Bialik from Fabric Addict -- 2012

November Tip - Design Wall -- 2011

To make a portable design wall, put grommets across the end of a flannel backed tablecloth.

Hang on a wall, or in front of shelves or wherever you like, flannel side out. You now have a space to hold fabric pieces or blocks. They will stick to the flannel. You can move your wall when you need to and even leave the fabric on if desired.

Nov Show & Shine! -- 2011

Paper Piecing Demo-Thanks Barb! Nov 2011

 

Ready to Help someone with Christmas! -- 2011

Binding tools are in...

Corinne has our order and will bring them to the Nov 14th meeting. Due to the bulk order, they are only $8.25 each! Please bring your money. She knows how and would have made this post herself BUT her computer was down. Thanks Corinne

This is the link for the best youtube instruction http://youtu.be/ex2PajesRvU
Happy binding!

October Show & Shine -- 2011

Well Ladies---it was a great meeting this morning and I am really looking forward to our year ahead. It got me in the mood and I am excited to get going on another quilt

Gail

October meeting... -- 2011

Monday 17th--please bring some pins and scissors---

May 16 - Trunk Show with Dorothy Thomson -- 2011

Sept 12 Show & Shine -- 2011

April Show & Shine! -- 2011

Writing on Fabric with your printer?

The liquid you need to "google" is  "bubble jet set 2000"!

Feb Show & Shine! -- 2011

December Show & Shine! -- 2010

Hi Everyone

I am sorry Peggy that I can't help with your nine patch border but if you want to come over I have lots of how books and maybe we could find the answer.

Hope everyone had a great festive season and the New Year is going fantastic. I am quilting a new quilt and my shipment of 35 yards of fabric just arrived from Connecting threads so I am set for awhile. Hope to see you all at our next meeting which is Valentines Day. Maybe we can all wear something red.

Have a good day

Gail

Wow!!! It is great to see some more of us quilters on here. I think it can be fun and yes I will see if Alma will do another demo on the quilt she showed at the party. Any other ideas are welcome.

I thought maybe Carla could show us how she does all her applique so wonderfully. I am sure she has techniques that some of us could use.

Gail

PS So glad everyone had a good time at the Christmas get-together. WE will have to put it on the calendar for next year again.

I really enjoyed our Christmas party at Gail's house. Thanks Gail and all those who helped make it an enjoyable event!

Thank you everyone...I love our quilters quild!! I'm glad we had so much fun at our party. (Peggy can you believe I am in here!!) Maybe Alma could show us again how to do the quilt she showed. I would love to do one like that.
Vicki

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