“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stoop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do.” -Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Life in the dust bowl on isolated homesteads presented challenges to the lonely farmers and […]
“When an individual’s mind takes off in uncontrollable flights of anxiety or depression or grief, making a quilt redirects and soothes the mind in a safe, predictable way. Quilting is meditation for people who can’t sit still to meditate.” 1 -Dr. Madeline Fernbach, Clinical Psychologist This type of therapy can be inexpensive. Best of all, it […]
“You may choose to look the other way but you can never say again that you did not know.” -William Wiberforce Every year, April 12 is a day of remembrance. This date is set aside as the International Day for Street Children. For the two million youngsters who live in the shadows, every […]
“Remember…those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.” Hebrews 13:3 Fact is always stranger than fiction. Some things cannot be imagined. Lorry Lutz’s two historical novels, inspired by the biography of Katharine Bushnell (Kate), read as fast paced plots. But Lutz is not a typical writer. She has carefully researched the material in […]
“If we were put there for our protection, why were the guns at the guard towers pointed inward, instead of outward?’ -Internee at Japanese Camp in the USA during WWII The jostling ride in the van with four grandchildren and a daughter who veers through urban traffic like a combat soldier left me breathless. […]
“God calls us to gratitude. Not necessarily gratitude for our struggles, but gratitude in spite of them and in the very midst of them.” -Jena Morrow, Hope for the Hollow Quilt-First Star/See Tonight by Susan Schrott Quilting and healing have long been a combination that makes each stitch a way to bind up wounds and secure […]
“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” – Albert Einstein The theories developed by the great minds of education paraded before our class in Educational History and Philosophy. The imagination of Mary McLeod Bethune as she made desks out of orange crates and saved butcher paper […]
“Barn quilts are rural gifts, a bright spot along America’s highways and byways.” -Bonnie K. Hunter Women love to decorate their homes with their personality displayed with the choices of color, texture and form. Once the inside of a home is complete, it is natural to look outward. To the side of the barn. It […]
“Let your creativity bloom.” – Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Store Quilters hide green thumbs under their thimbles. When spring breezes beckon them outdoors and the soil invites their fingers to dig in, these creators of fabric turn to their organic roots. Taking the skills of color contrast, design and texture to the natural side of […]
“One yard of fabric, like one cookie, is never enough.” -Quilter chalkboard sign PDF Photo from Glorious Treats by Glory My love of cookies is unabashed and a cause of concern every Saturday when stepping on the scales at Weight Watchers. There isn’t a cookie that has failed to incite salivation. The aroma of these […]