Friday, April 13, 2018

THINGS MY GRANDMA TAUGHT ME......

I look back to the days I sat by Grandma Goff as she tirelessly stitched small squares of fabric into beautiful patterns......and she explained about colors, textures and importance of the stitches. SO
TO MY FAMILY, FRIENDS AND ACQUANTANCES ALL OVER THE WORLD WHO HAVE BECOME A PART OF THE FABRIC OF MY LIFE WHO HAVE ADDED MUCH COLOR AND TEXTURE TO MY BEING.........YOU HAVE BECOME MY SONG....AND I WILL SING IT FOREVER..
WE EACH PERSONALIZE OUR QUILT BLOCKS OF LIFE....EVEN THE TRADITIONAL MOST COPIED BLOCKS WERE ORIGINALS ONCE....FROM  YOUR QUILT BLOCKS WHICH MOST USUALLY ARE CREATED WITH BALANCE OF SHAPES AND COLORS AND CREATED IN ORDERLY ORDER.....GIVE YOU A HINT OF YOURSELF.....WE DO NOT NEED PATTERNS AND BOOKS FULL OF DESIGNS AS WE CREATE OUR QUILT BLOCKS OF LIFE.....OUR PRIMARY RESOURCES ARE INGENUITY, LOVE AND HONESTY.  ALL ARE ORIGINAL.....AS EACH LIFE IS DIFFERENT.
AS WE YEAR BY YEAR PIECE OUR QUILT....WE FIND IT IS BACKED BY CULTURE, RELIGION AND POLITICS OF OUR EVERY DAY EXISTANCE.  THEN THERE IS THE BATTING IN THE MIDDLE OF A GOOD QUILT.......IT GIVES YOUR QUILT WARMTH.....AND DESIREABLE.......FIND WHAT WORKS BEST FOR YOUR QUILT......GRAM ALSO STRESSED HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO TAKE SMALL EVEN STICHES.....THIS KEEPS YOUR LIFE IN BALANCE AND CONTROL......AND LOOKS SO NICE.
WHEN YOU DIE....YOUR QUILT OF LIFE WILL BE JUDGED BY THE STICHES YOU HAVE TAKEN TO PUT IT TOGETHER......LONG, LOOSE, SLOPPY,TIGHT, UNHAPPY, CROOCKED OR STRAIGHT AND SMALL.....
THNAK YOU GRANDMA..........

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