These are my nephews Nathan and Noah. Some days I am blessed with their company. They found out today they are going to have a baby brother. They are excited. Well Nathan is. Noah is oblivious.
I know it seems I have made no progress, but I have. In the last picture of this quilt my body was pieced to the background colors. When I sewed all around it was bunched and not square. As anyone knows the foundation is the most important part. If the foundation is crooked so well the rest. i was tempted to carry on as is. I mean one point of the quilt is to show how asymmetrical and crooked I really am. A fact I have tried to hide for years. My dear husband told me I would not be happy in the end and it would be too late. Although I knew he was right, I was sad. Progress is what keeps me going, visible progress. I undid and picked each stitch. Stitch by stitch I was grateful I had the ability to undo my wrong stitches. It gave me a hope that is hard to find in life at times. A hope that I can change and make a difference in the world giving the best possible version of myself.
These are my nephews Nathan and Noah. Some days I am blessed with their company. They found out today they are going to have a baby brother. They are excited. Well Nathan is. Noah is oblivious.
I know it seems I have made no progress, but I have. In the last picture of this quilt my body was pieced to the background colors. When I sewed all around it was bunched and not square. As anyone knows the foundation is the most important part. If the foundation is crooked so well the rest. i was tempted to carry on as is. I mean one point of the quilt is to show how asymmetrical and crooked I really am. A fact I have tried to hide for years. My dear husband told me I would not be happy in the end and it would be too late. Although I knew he was right, I was sad. Progress is what keeps me going, visible progress. I undid and picked each stitch. Stitch by stitch I was grateful I had the ability to undo my wrong stitches. It gave me a hope that is hard to find in life at times. A hope that I can change and make a difference in the world giving the best possible version of myself. 
2 comments:
You are fabulous. Thanks for sharing your insights. I love you! It's good to keep working at something until you're satisfied.
I was delighted to see your handiwork, and also the new kitten. I am so very thankful that you are a quilter, and such a wonderful patch on our family quilt. I love you.
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