Wednesday, December 8, 2010

12-Step Program for Fabricaholics Anonymous

Found this on Fabricaholics Anonymous blog and thought it was too cute not to share...

 
 
12 Step Program
Step one...find a pattern
Step two....buy the pattern
Step three...take it home with you
Step four...open up and read the pattern
Step five....find fabric in house that
makes your heart go pitty pat
Step six....make sure you have enough for the pattern
Step seven....cut out the required blocks bits and bobs
Step eight.....lay out the pattern and
then cut out blocks, sew the blocks
Step nine.....find a backing and batting
Step ten.....quilt as desired
Step eleven.....put on the binding
Step twelve.....enjoy your work.
By FA member Sherri
 

Monday, December 6, 2010

Carry You Home

I've not been quilting since my sister passed but I have been very busy remodeling my house, as per my sister's instructions to me.  I'll be back after the new year with my new quilt studio!  I took over the 2-car garage and it's truly going to be wonderful once it's finished...one more set of cabinets then to move in the machines and start anew!

I was listening to a song by James Blunt and although the entire song isn't relative to my sister there are two verses which are.  The song is from the movie "My Sister's Keeper" entitled *Carry You Home* and I wanted to share those:

As strong as you were, tender you go.
I'm watching you breathing for the last time.

A song for your heart, but when it is quiet,
I know what it means and I'll carry you home.
I'll carry you home.

If she had wings she would fly away,
And another day God will give her some.

As strong as you were, tender you go.
I'm watching you breathing for the last time.

A song for your heart, but when it is quiet,
I know what it means and I'll carry you home.
I'll carry you home.

That is exactly what I did, I carried my sister home holding her as she took her last breath; to catch that last breath is beautifully sad.