I find working with needle and thread to be mostly soothing by the light of day.  I listen to bird sounds and the quietness of nature.  I listen to thread ever so gently being pulled thru cloth.  I smell the natural fragrance of the fabric.  

What will it become when I first begin my newest project?  Will I give it to someone or keep it?   How long will it take to complete?  A new quilt begins first as new life, a new idea.  So many feelings go thru me about it.  It takes on a life of its own. 

Its all very exciting to live a life of simplicity and plainness.   Quilting is one of my joys.  Most I give away or donate.  A few I keep for myself, and I can always make another.

A quilt wraps you in warmth and coziness.  It gives you a hug when there is no one else to do so.  If someone made one for you, it shows the depths of how much they care about you.  

I have no pics of the quilts I have made thru the years, or given away.  I used to save a square from every fabric so I'd remember the original quilt. . . but didn't remember it anyway.  I finally put all those squares into a new quilt. . it was very pretty; then I donated that too.  I have no camera, no need for graven images on paper,  maybe its my lack of understanding how to access them in the modern world. . .and load them on computer.  I was used to the instamatic kind of photo.  Now Kodak is fighting for its very survival, if its still around, it may not be. 

I love seeing all your photos and loaded images on screen.  That is something I cannot offer, not one of my gifts.  But I can speak for quiltmaking.  It calms me down and keeps me sane.  It becomes a gift I can give or one I can keep.  It is a way I create beauty and warmth in a world that can be very harsh at times.   And I find beauty there too.  In cloth and fabric and in thread and color.   

Any thoughts?