been awhile….

Oh my!  I know it's been awhile!  A lot has happened since I last posted but I have to confess it hasn't been because I'm quilting.  Rather than explain all the details I'll just say we moved.  Packing up fabric and unpacking fabric took a year out of me :-)  We believe this is the last move for a long while and I have a lot of quilting to do to catch up on.  I have been back in the sewing room finishing a couple of projects that have taken years to do.  I have really learned to love doing applique through the last year.  It fulfilled the need inside to be sewing.  It's been a restful,  slow but rewarding kind of work.  I marvel at projects that were done by beginners or by candlelight or by hands crippled with arthritis.  What drives the spirit to pick up the needle to be creative when there are such difficulties?    

The hand there on the top left is the maker of this fine quilt….  that appliqué!
 Her hands show the issue, the quilt shows the heart…