Keeping Perspective

My Healing Quilt

Mim called the shot and saw the quilt of my dreams, hanging in The Cotton Shop. To my delight, it was a block class, so I decided to make this quilt, and let its construction be a healing quilt as I took some time out just for me to restore and rebuild! I was pleasanlty surprised when my 'healing quilt' became much more than just down time for me. On pondering, each block has come to sybolize something quite powerful in my life. I hope this quilt's message can be integrated into my actual life, and become more than just a gathering of epiphanies.

Rob Peter to Pay Paul

To make "Rob Peter to Pay Paul," you keep like colors together. Since I switched up the colors, I am titling this block "Paying Peter who in Return Pays Paul". Previously, I had taken time to read blogs and view picture albums of my friends and family only occasionally. In constructing this block, it dawned on me that I frequently needed the example, strength, perspective, talents, and humor that my friends and family imparted in sharing pieces of their lives. And as I read from blogs and was renewed, I hopefully gave back as I left a comment. Now that I am starting my own blogs, I feel the sharing helps me more than others, and I do thank you for your comments so, they uplift me immensely!

Rosebuds

In my error, I have temporarily lost the company of one of my best friends. Immediately, I went and bought the lovliest pot of flowers for this dear person. I decided this block would represent those flowers given to begin the healing process to our relationship. Boy did the Lord have a lesson in mind for me! This block took me hours and days to make. Literally, this block had to be picked out to the bare beginnings, back to the original pieces. After that, I probablly sewed each seam on this block 2-4 times. There were points I really thought this block needed to be started all over, when I actually cut pieces too small, and had no more fabric to sew from, so I had to salvage it painstakingly. When I thought I had sewn something right, I came to frustratingly find I had done it wrong again. When it was finally pieced together, such peace and joy came for its beauty. This block is a block of hope for me, but it symbolizes a lot of work and I am on that path currently for the restoring of a relationship I hold dearer than dear.

Stepping Stones

One of the names for this block is 'Stepping Stones' another is 'Wild Goose Chase'. Though I usually feel my life comprises more often the latter, we'll go with the other name for this one. The red triangles on the outside stepping stones, remind me of the necessity of Christ's atoning blood for my life. The second pink triangle has springy flowers that remind me that through Christ I can change for the better, leading to new life, growth and beauty. This blossoming will lead me to joy, happiness and sunshine, hence the yellow sun, another reminder that truest happiness comes through the Son of God...

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