Somewhere along the way, quilting became a passion for me.  I started out making pretty quilts to keep my loved ones warm and decorate our home.  Nature's beauty inspires many of my choices when I select fabric for my quilts.  Life is full of busy days with a large garden, horses and cats and dogs to keep up with..... the horses get a little fat and the weeds grow tall; life is about the steps along the way and I try to enjoy the journey without worrying about the destination.
Our children have grown into wonderful and productive adults who also enjoy life - we laugh together every time we visit. There is more time to sew in my life now and I am trying to achieve better results with my thoughts and designs and techniques I use.....knowing full well that I will get better each time I do something.



 
I AM A QUILTER

I CHOOSE THE COLORS AND PATTERNS FOR MY QUILTS.

Some are fast food and instant gratification – quick fixes for my creative urge………

SOME ARE GRAND FEASTS of pattern,              colorand   effort.

I am a quilter

Some quilts have a PURPOSE in my life, they are my tools in this trade.

Some have purpose in my HEART, they give me LOVE, because I gave them to someone I LOVE.

I am a quilter

Some have purpose in OUR SOUL, given so they can give LOVE AND COMFORT to those in NEED.

I am a quilter

THERE ARE ONLY GOOD THINGS TO COME FROM THE MAKING OF A QUILT.

You become the master of new skills, an affirmation of your right to live a good life.

FOCUS, CREATIVITY, GENEROSITY AND PATIENCE become your guiding lights.

I HAVE NOTHING to complain about……..

I AM A QUILTER

I MAKE DECISIONS I CAN LIVE WITH,

GIVE AWAY

MAKE AGAIN

I AM A QUILTER

Finish a quilt and new ideas await …..

I AM FREE TO CHOOSE THE COLOR, PATTERN AND DESIGN.

Each CHOICE I make opens my mind to new ideas for the next quilt.

New Quilts begin in my mind as I finish others with my hands, my imagination leads the way.

I AM YOU

YOU ARE YOUR QUILTS

WE ARE ALL TOGETHER THROUGH OUR QUILTS.

I AM A QUILTER.

Colleen Blackwood 2011 Sisters Quilters Affair.
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                                                    A  Quilter’s Legacy

 

Rotary blade long dull,

this name gone from memory;                                                                  

Who will sing my song?

What tales will spin my deeds?

 

The color of fire, dark of night, searing sun and fields of green.

 

Scattered squares amid swirling line and angle;

given form and name once  colors are in place.

High spirits in command 

lead  disarray into  history that will tell my story.

 

Blaze on reds, brood purple brood, stand faithful blue and calm my world green.

 

Work magic with the lines,

dancing  rows and patterns:  a marching band  frozen in time,

Lockstep line and color fuse visions of now for observers in the future.

 

Will they hear my call “Take me to town red!; light me up yellow; wavin’ in the wind green; hold steady brown; get out of my way orange; my heart is broken blue.

 

No  safe, sane and exacting days and nights of life in My Day;

cut and stitched tales  of  life that was electric, exhilarating and exhausting;  creating crammed into life.

 

“When I am famous orange; pour me another drink purple; walk on me brown” These are the true blue buddies in a white on white life.

 

What will it be for me? Life is all sewn up with stitches,

each day what I  make of it.

Color and design the mirrors of my soul,

inspiration surrounds me,

deep comfort in the company I keep.

 They will sing a song of plenty, share a  jump for joy,

and tell of love for the life that was.........

 

These quilts will speak my name and tell my story.