This is my original quilt pattern, birds nest.

Quilting is Therapy

Here’s truth time!  There are plenty of blogs you can read that will give you great tips.  I even check them out myself from time to time when I find I need help.  I don’t think I’m an excellent quilter.  I think quilting is something I am good at and it gives me joy.  So why do I blog about quilting?  I realize that, for me, quilting is more than just a hobby.  I find I am able to get in touch with a deeper part of myself, a part of me that I need to commune with.  It is a new form of therapy that helps in ways traditional therapy never has before.  I can dive into a pattern, fabric, colors, and my sewing machine and create a new kind of relationship.  I see how at first glance things that do not seem to go together look gorgeous if worked with just right.  I am fascinated when I make a simple pattern in a block and by assembling several together I can see an entirely new complex pattern.  Patience is now my middle name as I learn how to use my sewing machine.  I find amazing beauty in an older generation’s work, the wonderful legacy they left behind.  I admire how quilting was used to socialize when they had little worldly possessions.  I truly appreciate the gifts others have and choose to share with the world.  I take these new insights into my daily life and I have a new perspective on nearly every situation that arises.  I want to share this with you.

The backing is minky.  The squares are quilted with birds on a tree, branch, and nest.

I cannot take credit for these lovely bird patterns I quilted.  Unfortunately, I moved and cannot locate my source to give proper credit.