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Quilting Phases

A LIFETIME'S NOT TOO LONG TO LIVE AS FRIENDS AND A QUILT IS NOT TOO SMALL TO SEW THEM IN!
A QUILT IS SOMETHING YOU MAKE TO KEEP SOMEONE YOU LOVE ... WARM!
A QUILT WILL WARM YOUR BODY AND COMFORT YOUR SOUL
A CREATIVE MESS IS BETTER THAN TIDY IDLENESS
A DAY HEMMED IN PRAYER SELDOM UNRAVELS
A FAMILY STITCHED TOGETHER WITH LOVE, SELDOM UNRAVELS.
A FAMILY IS A PATCHWORK OF LOVE.
A YARD A DAY KEEPS THE BLUES AWAY.
A FAT QUARTER IS NOT A BODY PART
A QUILT IS SOMETHING YOU MAKE TO KEEP SOMEONE YOU LOVE...WARM!
A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE
A MESSY HOUSE IS THE SIGN OF A HAPPY QUILTER
A FAT QUARTER HAS FEWER CALORIES THAN A HOT FUDGE SUNDAE!
A GOOD FRIEND IS LIKE A WARM QUILT WRAPPED AROUND THE HEART.
A FAMILY IS A PATCHWORK OF LOVE .
A FAMILY IS QUILTED AND BOUND WITH LOVE AND GRACE.
A FAMILY IS PIECED TOGETHER WITH HOPE AND FAITH. 
ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU'RE UNIQUE. JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.
AND THE QUILT TELLS A STORY AND THE STORY IS OUR PAST.
ANY DAY SPENT SEWING, IS A GOOD DAY!
ANYTIME IS STITCHIN' TIME.
AS YE SEW, SEW SHALL YE RIP
ASKING A SEAMSTRESS TO MEND, IS LIKE ASKING PICASSO TO PAINT YOUR GARAGE!
BEFORE YOU CRITICIZE SOMEONE, YOU SHOULD WALK A MILE IN THEIR SHOES. THAT WAY, WHEN YOU CRITICIZE THEM, YOU'RE A MILE AWAY AND YOU HAVE THEIR SHOES.
BEHIND EVERY SEWER IS A HUGE PILE OF FABRIC.
BLESSED ARE THE PIECEMAKERS, FOR THEY SHALL QUILT FOREVER!
BLESSED ARE THE CHILDREN OF QUILTERS, FOR THEY SHALL INHERIT THE QUILTS.
BUTTONS AND PATCHES AND THE COLD WIND BLOWING...THE DAYS PASS QUICKLY WHEN I AM SEWING!
CAUTION: ENTER THIS SEWING ROOM AT YOUR OWN RISK
COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS, STITCH THEM ONE BY ONE.
CREATIVE MINDS ARE RARELY TIDY
CREATIVE CLUTTER IS BETTER THAN IDLE NEATNESS
DON'T NEEDLE THE SEAMSTRESS!
DULL WOMEN HAVE IMMACULATE HOMES
FABRICOLOGIST RESOURCE CENTER"...NOW DOES THAT SOUND MORE IMPRESSIVE THAN "FABRIC STASH" ?
FAMILIES ARE STITCHED TOGETHER WITH MEMORIES
FAMILIES ARE LIKE QUILTS, STITCHED TOGETHER ONE PIECE AT A TIME
FAMILY TIES ARE PRECIOUS THREADS NO MATTER WHERE WE ROAM. 
FAMILY (FRIENDS) ARE TIED WITH HEARTSTRINGS.
FAMILY AND FRIENDS MAKE A HOUSE A HOME AND WITH A QUILT OF FRIENDS, IT WILL NEVER BE COLD.
FRIENDSHIP IS SEWN WITH LOVE AND MEASURED BY KINDNESS
FRIENDSHIPS ARE SEWN ONE STITCH AT A TIME.
FROM MY HANDS --- TO YOUR HEART!
GOD PUT ME ON THIS EARTH TO SEW AND FINISH A CERTAIN NUMBER OF THINGS. I AM SO FAR BEHIND NOW I WILL NEVER DIE!
GOOD FRIENDS ARE LIKE QUILTS. THEY AGE WITH YOU, YET NEVER LOSE THEIR WARMTH.
HI HO, HI HO, IT'S OFF TO SEW WE GO!
HUBBY CALLS ME HIS "SEW & SEW"
HUG YOUR SEWING MACHINE
I LOVE SEWING AND HAVE PLENTY OF MATERIAL WITNESSES.
I FEED MY SOUL...BY THE STITCHES I SEW
I GOT A SEWING MACHINE FOR MY HUSBAND! GOOD TRADE, HUH?
I THINK SEW!
I LOVE QUILTING AND HAVE PLENTY OF MATERIAL WITNESSES.
I'M A QUILTER AND MY HOUSE IS IN PIECES
I'M IN THERAPY AND SEWING IS CHEAPER THAN A PSYCHIATRIST.
I'M CREATIVE - YOU CAN'T EXPECT ME TO BE NEAT TOO!
I'M IN THERAPY AND QUILTING IS CHEAPER THAN A PSYCHIATRIST.
IF I STITCH FAST ENOUGH DOES IT COUNT AS AN AEROBIC EXERCISE?
IF YOU THINK NOBODY CARES IF YOU'RE ALIVE, TRY MISSING A COUPLE OF CAR PAYMENTS.
IN THE CRAZY QUILT OF LIFE, I'M GLAD YOU'RE IN MY BLOCK OF FRIENDS.
IT MAY BE THAT YOUR SOLE PURPOSE IN LIFE IS SIMPLY TO SERVE AS A WARNING TO OTHERS.
ITCHING TO BE STITCHING
LOST: HUSBAND, DOG, AND SEWING MACHINE. REWARD OFFERED FOR SEWING MACHINE!
LOVE IS THE THREAD THAT BINDS US TOGETHER.
LOVE, LAUGHTER, AND FRIENDS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME HERE.
LOVE IS THE THREAD THAT BINDS US.
MAY YOUR SORROWS BE PATCHED AND YOUR JOYS BE QUILTED
MAY YOUR BOBBIN ALWAYS BE FULL!
MEMORIES ARE STITCHED WITH LOVE.
MY FRIENDSHIP QUILT.
MY HUSBAND LETS ME BUY ALL THE FABRIC I CAN HIDE!
MY SOUL IS FED WITH NEEDLE AND THREAD.
MY HUSBAND IS A HUMAN PINCUSHION!
MY HUSBAND SAID IF I BUY ANY MORE FABRIC HE WOULD LEAVE ME ---I'LL MISS HIM!
NEVER TEST THE DEPTH OF THE WATER WITH BOTH FEET.
NO ONE IS LISTENING UNTIL YOU MAKE A MISTAKE.
OLD QUILTERS NEVER DIE ... THEY JUST GO TO PIECES!
OLD SEAMSTRESSES NEVER GO CRAZY, THEY JUST STAY ON PINS AND NEEDLES!!
ONE QUILTING PROJECT, LIKE ONE COOKIE, IS NEVER ENOUGH!
OUR PATCHWORK OF FRIENDS.
PEOPLE THAT ARE ORGANIZED ARE JUST TOO LAZY TO GET UP AND LOOK FOR IT!
PRAY FOR PIECES!
QUILTERS NEVER CUT CORNERS.
QUILTERS NEVER GROW OLD, THEY JUST GO TO PIECES.
QUILTING FILLS MY DAYS, NOT TO MENTION THE LIVING ROOM, BEDROOM AND CLOSETS.
QUILTING WITH A FRIEND WILL KEEP YOU IN STITCHES.
QUILTS MADE WITH LOVE AGE WITH TIME, BUT NEVER LOSE THEIR WARMTH.
QUILTS ARE LIKE FRIENDS - A GREAT SOURCE OF COMFORT.
READY.....SET.....SEW!
SEW MUCH FABRIC, SEW LITTLE TIME!
SEW ON TO SUCCESS!
SEWING FOREVER, HOUSEWORK WHENEVER!
SHARE THE LOVE OF SEWING!
SHE WHO DIES WITH THE MOST FABRIC WASTED A LOT OF TIME!
SHE WHO DIES WITH THE MOST FABRIC.....WINS!
SLOW MOVING SEAMSTRESS: FAST MOVING THREAD & NEEDLE!
SO MUCH FABRIC, SO LITTLE TIME
STASH MANAGEMENT FLUNKIE
STITCH YOUR STRESS AWAY.
THE LOVE OF SEWING IS OUR COMMON THREAD.
THE JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND MILES BEGINS WITH A BROKEN FAN BELT AND A LEAKY TIRE.
THEY DRAW US CLOSE TO THOSE WE LOVE AND PULL OUR HEARTS TOWARD HOME.
TOUCH THESE SCISSORS AND DIE!
WARNING: THIS VEHICLE STOPS AT ALL FABRIC SHOPS
WHEN LIFE THROWS YOU SCRAPS, MAKE A QUILT
WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU SCRAPS....STITCH QUILTS.
WHEN I LEARNED HOW TO QUILT... I FORGOT HOW TO COOK!
WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU SCRAPS, MAKE QUILTS
WILL WORK FOR FABRIC!
YOU MAY ADMIRE MY DUST, BUT PLEASE DON'T WRITE IN IT!
YOU ARE SEW SPECIAL!
YOU KNOW YOU ARE DRINKING TO MUCH COFFEE WHEN YOU CAN THREAD A SEWING MACHINE WHILE IT'S RUNNING!
YOU'RE SEW SPECIAL!

A few more Quilting Phases

A DAY PATCHED WITH QUILTING SELDOM UNRAVELS.
A QUILT IS A TREASURE WHICH FOLLOWS ITS OWNER EVERYWHERE.
ASK NOT WHAT YOUR FABRIC CAN DO FOR YOU, BUT WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR FABRIC.
ASKING A QUILTER TO MEND IS LIKE ASKING PICASSO TO PAINT YOUR GARAGE.
BEFORE PROZAC, THERE WAS QUILTING.
BLANKETS WRAP YOU IN WARMTH, QUILTS WRAP YOU IN LOVE.
BLESSED ARE THE CHILDREN OF THE PIECEMAKERS FOR THEY SHALL INHERIT THE QUILTS!
BLESSED ARE THE PIECEMAKERS.
DYING TO QUILT!
FINISHED IS WAY BETTER THAN PERFECT!
FRIENDS ARE LIKE FABRIC - YOU CAN NEVER HAVE ENOUGH!
GOOD FRIENDS ARE LIKE QUILTS. THEY AGE WITH YOU, YET NEVER LOSE THEIR WARMTH.
I AM A MATERIAL GIRL.  WANNA SEE MY FABRIC COLLECTION?
I AM A QUILTER AND MY HOUSE IS IN PIECES.
I LOVE QUILTING AND HAVE PLENTY OF MATERIAL WITNESSES.
I ONLY THINK ABOUT QUILTS ON DAYS THAT END IN "Y."
I ONLY QUILT ON DAYS ENDING IN "Y."
I'D RATHER BE STITCHIN' THAN IN THE KITCHEN!
I'M CREATIVE. YOU CAN'T EXPECT ME TO BE NEAT TOO.
I'M NOT MESSY. I'M CREATIVE!
I'VE SPENT MOST OF MY LIFE MAKING QUILTS. THE REST I'VE JUST WASTED.
IF THERE ARE NO QUILTING BEES IN HEAVEN, I AIN'T GOING!
IN THE CRAZY QUILT OF LIFE, I'M GLAD YOU'RE IN MY BLOCK OF FRIENDS.
MAY ALL OF YOUR UPS AND DOWNS IN LIFE BE WITH A NEEDLE AND THREAD.
MAY YOUR SORROWS BE PATCHED AND YOUR JOYS QUILTED.
MY SOUL IS FED WITH NEEDLE AND THREAD, MY BODY WITH CHOCOLATE!
OLD QUILTERS NEVER DIE, THEY JUST FRAY AWAY.
OLD QUILTERS NEVER DIE, THEY JUST GO BATTS.
OLD QUILTERS NEVER DIE, THEY JUST GO TO PIECES.
OUR LIVES ARE LIKE QUILTS - BITS AND PIECES, JOY AND SORROW, STITCHED WITH LOVE.
QUILT 'TIL YOU WILT!
QUILTERS AFFECT ETERNITY; THEY CAN NEVER TELL WHERE THEIR INFLUENCE STOPS.
QUILTERS AREN'T GREEDY, THEY'RE JUST MATERIALISTIC.
QUILTERS COME WITH STRINGS ATTACHED.
QUILTERS CUT CORNERS.
QUILTERS MAKE GREAT COMFORTERS.
QUILTERS NEVER CUT CORNERS.
QUILTERS TOUCH THE PAST AND THE FUTURE.
QUILTING IS A GIFT YOU GIVE YOURSELF.
QUILTING IS HAPPINESS, LACK OF IT IS SADNESS.
QUILTING IS MY PASSION...CHOCOLATE COMES IN A CLOSE SECOND.
QUILTING WITH A FRIEND WILL KEEP YOU IN STITCHES.
QUILTS ARE LIKE FRIENDS - A GREAT SOURCE OF COMFORT AND WARMTH.
SO MANY QUILTS, SO LITTLE TIME.
THE ONE WITH THE MOST FABRIC AT THE END, WINS!
THERE IS NO WRONG TIME FOR QUILTING.
THERE'S NOTHING MORE EXCITING THAN STARTING A NEW PROJECT.
THOSE WHO SLEEP UNDER A QUILT, SLEEP UNDER A BLANKET OF LOVE.
TO QUILT OR NOT TO QUILT, DUH!
WHAT I MAKE WITH MY HANDS, I GIVE OF MY HEART.
WHEN I LEARNED TO QUILT, I FORGOT HOW TO COOK!
WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU SCRAPS - MAKE A QUILT.
WHEN LIFE GOES TO PIECES - TRY QUILTING!
WILL WORK FOR FABRIC!
YOU CAN ALWAYS TELL A QUILTER FROM THE THREADS SHE WEARS!

Quilting Poems

LITTLE BITS OF FABRIC
SEWN INTO A QUILT
FORM A WARM AND LOVING BLANKET
FROM WHICH MEMORIES ARE BUILT.
AND WHEN YOU SEEK PEACE AND COMFORT
IN THE QUIET OF THE NIGHT
IT WILL KEEP YOU WARM AND SNUG
UNTIL THE MORNING'S LIGHT.

QUILTING BEE
IN FELLOWSHIP THEY MEET,
THEIR LONG DAYS TO INVEST,
SNIPPING AND SEWING, ONLY SLOWING
TO VISIT, TO EAT OR REST.

CALICO SCRAPS, HEAPED ON LAPS,
EACH ONE AN EXACT SIZE AND HUE.
FINGERS NIMBLE WITH THREAD AND THIMBLE,
CREATE PRETTY PATTERNS ANEW.

HEADS BENT TO THE TASK, YOU NEED NOT ASK
IF THESE LADIES LOVE TO QUILT.
THEIR TALENTED TOUCH, EXPRESSES AS MUCH
AS PIECE ONTO PIECE IT IS BUILT.

FRIENDS TRY TO PERCEIVE WHO WILL RECEIVE
EACH QUILT THAT IS STITCHED FROM THE HEART,
WITH NEEDLEWORK FINE, THE PATTERNS ENTWINED
A TREASURE, A TRUE WORK OF ART.

OUR FAMILY IS LIKE A PATCHWORK QUILT
WITH KINDNESS GENTLY SEWN
EACH PIECE AN ORIGINAL
WITH BEAUTY ALL ITS OWN
WITH THREADS OF WARMTH AND HAPPINESS
ITS LIGHTLY STITCHED TOGETHER
TO LAST IN LOVE THROUGHOUT THE YEARS
OUR FAMILY IS FOREVER.

BABY'S QUILT...
THE SUN CAME UP THIS MORNING
IT'S PROMISE SWEET AND LONG
A NEW CHILD SHARES THIS DAY WITH ME
THE BIRDS BEGIN THEIR SONGS.

A SPECIAL GIFT OF SQUARES AND STRIPS
WAS SEWN FOR BABY'S COVER
THE SPARKLING PATCHES QUITE REFLECT
OUR FEELING FOR EACH OTHER.

THE BEAUTY OF THE DAYS AHEAD
ARE SEWN IN EVERY SEAM.
I'LL WRAP YOU UP AND HOLD YOU TIGHT
AND ANTICIPATE THE DREAM.

LOVE IS A QUILT - A QUILT IS LOVE . . .
BOTH LOVE AND A QUILT SHOULD BE:
SOFT ENOUGH TO COMFORT YOU,
BRIGHT ENOUGHT TO CHEER YOU,
GENEROUS ENOUGH TO ENFOLD YOU,
LIGHT ENOUGH TO LET YOU MOVE FREELY,
STRONG ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND ADVERSITY,
DURABLE ENOUGH TO LAST A LIFETIME,
AND GIVEN GLADLY, FROM THE HEART.

DISAPPEARING ACT...
WHERE DO ALL MY PINS DISAPPEAR TO?
I'VE PICKED UP ALL THE ONES OFF THE FLOOR.
BUT WHEN I PUT THEM BACK INTO THEIR BOX,
IT LOOKED AS THOUGH THERE OUGHT TO BE MORE.

WHAT BECAME OF THE NEEDLE I HAD IN MY HAND
WHEN I PICKED UP THE SPOOL TO THREAD IT?
IT SEEMS TO HAVE VANISHED INTO THIN AIR,
BUT THAT EXPLANATION I CAN'T CREDIT.

HOW DOES MY THIMBLE DISAPPEAR
FROM THE BASKET WHERE IT WAS LAID?
I HAVEN'T HEARD IT ROLLING 'ROUND ON THE FLOOR
AS IT DID WHEN THE CATS WITH IT PLAYED.

WHAT DID I DO WITH THAT FABRIC I NEED
THAT I HAD JUST AN HOUR AGO?
I PUT IT AWAY, BUT IN WHAT PLACE?
IT'S SOMEWHERE THAT IT DOESN'T SHOW.

THE MAGAZINE WITH THE PATTERN I LIKED
WAS RIGHT ON TOP OF THAT PILE.
I GUESS IT'S SUNK, BUT HOW FAR DOWN
IN SUCH A LITTLE WHILE?

I KNOW THAT BOOK WENT BACK ON ITS SHELF
AND SHOULD BE WITH BOOKS OF ITS KIND.
BUT I JUST CAN'T FIND IT, THOUGH I'VE LOOKED FIVE TIMES.
CAN IT BE THAT I'M GOING BLIND?

IT'S A VERY GOOD THING THAT MY SEWING MACHINE
IS SOMETHING THAT'S TOO BIG TO HIDE.
NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND SOMETHING AS BIG AS THAT
WOULD REALLY HUMBLE MY PRIDE!

I DON'T KNOW WHY THINGS I KNOW THAT I HAD
DISAPPEAR WHEN I PUT THEM AWAY.
I FIND IT ANNOYING BUT I VERY MUCH FEAR
IT'S A PROBLEM THAT'S HERE TO STAY.

QUILTER HUSBAND'S LAMENT...
I'VE ALWAYS LEARNED THAT LIFE WAS FULL OF OBSTACLES AND WOES.
I'VE LEARNED TO LIVE WITH SICKNESS, DEATH, TAXES, HEAVEN KNOWS.
I'VE TAKEN ALL THESE THINGS IN STRIDE, THE PROBLEMS AND STRIFE,
BUT ONE I DIDN'T COUNT ON WAS A QUILTER FOR A WIFE.

COME HOME FROM WORK, THE STOVE IS COLD, THE DIRTY CLOTHES STILL THERE,
THE SUIT I WANTED CLEANED TODAY, STILL LAYING ON THE CHAIR.
"WHERE'S MAMA, SON?" I ASKED MY BOY, "THIS HOUSE IS SUCH A MESS.
WHY, ALL THE SHEETS ARE MISSING, WE'VE BEEN BURGLARIZED I GUESS."

"NO, MAMA STRIPPED DOWN ALL THE BEDS AND TOOK THE SHEETS AWAY.
SHE CUT THEM INTO LITTLE STRIPS AND PIECED TWO QUILTS TODAY."
"WHY EVERY PAIR OF PANTS I OWN IS CUT IN LITTLE SQUARES."
"I'M DEMONSTRATING APPLIQUE," MY LOVELY WIFE DECLARES.

I SHOW UP IN THE OFFICE IN MY BOXER SHORTS AND TIE.
MY SECRETARY GIGGLES AND THE CLERKS GIVE ME THE EYE.
IT'S FREEZING COLD, I'M SHAKING AND MY KNEES ARE TURNING BLUE.
MY BOSS CONSIDERED FIRING ME, BUT HIS WIFE'S A QUILTER TOO.

I TOLD HIM WHAT HAPPENED AND HE SAID HE COULD BELIEVE.
I NOTICED THAT THE COAT HE WORE HAD ONLY HALF A SLEEVE.
A HUSBAND NEEDS A LOVING WIFE TO HELP HIM WHEN HE'S ILL.
TO SOOTHE AND COMFORT, MOP HIS BROW AND HELP HIM TAKE HIS PILLS.

SHOULD INFLUENZA STRIKE YOU, YOUR LIFE'S NOT WORTH A DIME,
PARTICULARLY IF IT HITS AT QUILT CONVENTION TIME.
YOU'LL LAY THERE IN AN EMPTY HOUSE IN PAIN AND DEEP DESPAIR,
WHILE THE WORKSHOPS AND THE LECTURES KEEP YOUR WIFE'S ATTENTION THERE.

YOU LEARN TO ASK NO QUESTIONS WHEN SHE SMILES AND DRIVES AWAY,
RUSHING TO THE FABRIC SHOP FOR A BIG SALE THERE TODAY.
SHE'S GONE FOR HOURS, THEN DRAGS BACK HOME ALL BLEARY EYED AND DOWN,
NOW WHO'D BELIEVE A LIE LIKE THAT? SHE MUST BE RUNNING ROUND.

BUT I'LL GET BY, I ALWAYS DO, SOME DAYS ARE FINE, SOME NOT.
WHEN YOUR WIFE'S A QUILTER YOU TOLERATE A LOT.
I KNOW THAT WHEN MY LIFE IS THROUGH AND I PASS AWAY
THEY'LL HAVE TO SET MY FUNERAL SO IT'S NOT A QUILTING DAY.

A CHRISTMAS QUILTER...
T'WAS A FEW WEEKS BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND IN MY HEAD WAS A PLAN
TO MAKE ALL OF MY CHRISTMAS GIFTS BY MY OWN HAND.
AWAY TO MY SCRAP BOX IN A FLASH I DID FLY.
WITH PATTERNS IN MY HEAD AND A TWINKLE IN MY EYE.

I CUT AND I SEWED AS MERRY AS AN ELF.
MAKING THINGS FOR OTHERS AND NOT FOR MYSELF.
A QUILTED VEST FOR A TEEN-AGED NIECE.
QUILTS FOR THE GRANDPARENTS WITH LOVE SEWN IN EACH PIECE.

QUILTED COVERS FOR AUNTS' TABLETOPS,
AWAY I GO WITH HARDLY A STOP.
ON SCISSORS, ON NEEDLES, ON THIMBLE AND THREAD,
OH, HURRY I MUST, FOR CHRISTMAS DAY IS AHEAD.

A QUILTED DIAPER BAG FOR THE BABY SO NEW.
I MAY EVEN QUILT SANTA A COAT BEFORE I'M THROUGH.
QUILTED BEADSPREADS FOR MOTHER AND SIS.
I STILL HAVE A FEW LEFT ON MY LIST.

CUSHIONS WITH QUILTED TOPS AND POTHOLDERS DONE.
IT'S NOW CHRISTMAS EVE AND I HAVE A GIFT FOR EACH ONE.
SO I SPRANG TO MY VOLKS WAGON AND MADE QUITE A CLATTER.
THE NEIGHBORS RAN TO THE WINDOWS TO SEE WHAT WAS THE MATTER.

FROM ONE HOUSE TO THE OTHER, I LEAPED LIKE A DEER.
LEAVING MY PRESENTS AND HOPEFULLY CHEER.
WITH BEST WISHES TO EACH FOR A CHRISTMAS SO BRIGHT.
A TIRED, HAPPY QUILTER DROVE AWAY IN THE NIGHT.

MANY STARTS, MINI FINISHES...
THERE ONCE WAS A QUILTER NAMED MIN,
WHATEVER SHE'D SEE, SHE'D BEGIN.
A LARGE QUILT, A SMALL QUILT,
A DOLL QUILT, A WALL QUILT.
"I'LL FINISH THESE LATER," SAID MIN.

"NOW WHAT SHALL I START ON TODAY?
I GUESS IT WILL BE APPLIQUE.
SOME BIRDS IN A GROUP,
I'LL FRAME WITH A HOOP.
TODAY, THOUGH, I'LL PUT THEM AWAY.

I THINK I WILL MAKE A NEW VEST,
IN SILK, OR COTTON WOULD BE BEST --
TRAPUNTO I'LL DO,
THEN SUNBONNET SUE!
BUT NOW I WILL GIVE THEM A REST.

A TOTE BAG I'VE WANTED TO SEW,
AND THEN I'LL TRY QUILT-AS-YOU-GO.
A RADIANT STAR
FOR NEXT YEAR'S BAZAAR --
JUST WHEN THEY'LL BE DONE, I DON'T KNOW.

FOR CHRISTMAS I'VE GOT PROJECTS GALORE --
A TREE SKIRT, A WREATH FOR THE DOOR.
I'LL MAKE A SOFT BOX,
AND RED QUILTED SOCKS,
AND WHAT'S NOT COMPLETED, I'LL STORE."

"IS ANYTHING FINISHED?" ASKED SON.
HER ANSWER COULD ONLY BE, "NONE."
SO, MIN MADE A VOW:
SHE WOULD NOT ALLOW
MORE NEW PROJECTS -- WELL, MAYBE JUST ONE.

MY WIFE, THE QUILTER...
SHE LEARNED TO QUILT ON MONDAY.
HER STITCHES WERE VERY FINE.
SHE FORGOT TO THAW OUT DINNER,
SO WE WENT OUT TO DINE.

SHE QUILTED MINIATURES TUESDAY.
SHE SAYS THEY ARE A MUST.
THEY REALLY WERE QUITE LOVELY,
BUT SHE FORGOT TO DUST.

ON WEDNESDAY, IT WAS A SAMPLER.
SHE SAYS THE STIPPLIN'S FUN.
WHAT HIGHLIGHTS! OH WHAT SHADOWS!
BUT THE LAUNDRY WASN'T DONE.

HER CHARM QUILT WAS ON THURSDAY,
GREEN PATCHES, BLUE AND RED.
I GUESS SHE REALLY WAS ENGROSSED;
SHE NEVER MADE THE BED.

IT WAS WALLHANGINGS ON FRIDAY,
IN COLORS SHE ADORES,
BUT SHE NEVER SEEMED TO NOTICE
THE CRUMBS ON ALL THE FLOORS.

I FOUND A MAID ON SATURDAY!
MY WEEK IS NOW COMPLETE.
MY WIFE CAN QUILT THE HOURS AWAY;
THE HOUSE WILL STILL BE NEAT.

WELL, IT'S ALREADY SUNDAY.
I THINK I'M ABOUT TO WILT.
I CURSED, I RAVED, I RANTED--
THE MAID HAS LEARNED TO QUILT!!

BEGINNERS...
ALL QUILTERS START OUT AS BEGINNERS.
NO ONE IS BORN KNOWING HOW.
BUT ALL WHO WOULD BE GOOD QUILTERS
SHOULD MAKE THIS SOLEMN VOW:

I WILL BUY ONLY QUALITY FABRICS.
I WILL KEEP CLEAN MY SEWING MACHINE.
I WILL HELP MY FELLOW QUILTERS
BE THEY EIGHTY OR SEVENTEEN.

I WILL CAREFULLY FOLLOW DIRECTIONS
THAT I AM GIVEN IN CLASS
SO THAT WHAT I'M TRYING TO MAKE
WILL TRULY COME TO PASS.

I WILL TRY NEVER TO FEEL GUILTY
ABOUT MY STASH OR MY UFOS:
THESE ARE PART OF THE QUILTING MYSTIQUE
AS EVERY QUILTER KNOWS.

ABOVE ALL, I WILL EMBRACE
THE JOYS THAT QUILTING IMPARTS
OF FRIENDSHIP, FUN AND SHARING
THAT CHEERS AND FILLS OUR HEARTS.

AND WHEN I'M NO MORE A BEGINNER
I WON'T HOLD IN DISDAIN
THOSE WHO KNOW LESS THAN I DO--
WHO KNOWS WHAT HEIGHTS THEY MAY ATTAIN?

THE DEADLINE...
T'WAS THE NIGHT BEFORE THE QUILT SHOW,
AND AT THE SEWING MACHINE;
WAS THE BIGGEST ORGANIZED CLUTTER,
THAT YOU HAVE EVER SEEN.

THERE WAS FABRIC ON THE TABLE.
FABRIC ON THE CHAIR,
FABRIC ON THE FLOOR,
THERE WAS FABRIC EVERYWHERE.

I COULDN'T FIND MY ROTARY CUTTER,
COULDN'T FIND MY MAT;
I COULDN'T FIND MY SCISSORS,
AND I'M WONDERING WHERE THEY'RE AT.

IT'S AN HOUR BEFORE THE SHOW,
THEN I'LL GET UP AND LEAVE.
ALL I NEED IS A FEW MORE STITCHES,
THE BINDING.....AND THE SLEEVE.

BUT I'M NOT ABOUT TO WORRY,
EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE FINE.
I'LL GET IT DONE IN TIME -- BUT,
I REALLY HATE A DEADLINE.

APPRECIATION...
THERE ARE QUILTS THAT MAKE ME WONDER.
THERE ARE QUILTS THAT MAKE ME BLINK.
THERE ARE QUILTS THAT TUG MY HEARTSTRINGS.
THERE ARE QUILTS THAT MAKE ME THINK.

BUT THE QUILTS THAT MEAN THE MOST
AND THAT FILL MY HEART WITH GLEE
AREN'T THE ONES I SEE AT QUILT SHOWS.
BUT THE RARE ONES MADE FOR ME!

BOM SHAKE UP...
LAST MONTH I MADE A BLOCK--
THIS MONTH I WON A QUILT!
OF COURSE, IT'S NOT TOGETHER YET.
BUT THE TOP IS EASILY BUILT.

I CHOSE THE 'SAFE' COLORS I USUALLY USE,
THINKING THESE WOULD BE BEST TO SEND
TO A BUNCH OF UNKNOWN QUILTERS
WHOSE TASTES I DON'T WANT TO OFFEND.

WELL! THE BLOCKS I WON SEEM TO SHOW
NOT ALL ARE RESTRAINED LIKE ME!
THERE ARE MORE COLORS AND PATTERNS OF FABRICS
THAN EVER I THOUGHT TO SEE!

I DON'T SEE THESE FABRICS WHEN I GO TO SHOP,
I GUESS I'VE BEEN CLOSING MY EYES.
WHEN I SHOW THIS QUILT AT SHOW AND TELL
WILL MY GUILD GET A SURPRISE!

SECRETS OF THE OLD QUILT...
TODAY, I WENT UP TO THE ATTIC,
AND FOUND A QUILT THAT GRANDMA MADE.
THE BINDING WAS WORN, THE PIECES TATTERED,
AND THE COLORS HAD BEGUN TO FADE.

THERE WERE SILKS AND WOOLS AND CALICOS,
IN A PATTERN OF THE NINE PATCH KIND.
THEY WERE PRECISION CUT AND PRECISION SEWN,
WITH AN INTRICATE QUILTING DESIGN.

SHE PIECED THE TOP AND THE QUILTING BEE,
HELPED HER QUILT THE DAYS AWAY.
AND THEY TALKED ABOUT EVERYBODY,
WHO DIDN'T HELP QUILT THAT DAY.

ONLY IF THAT QUILT COULD TALK.
OH, THE WORDS THAT WOULD BE CONVEYED,
OF THE GOSSIP AT THE QUILTING BEE,
IN THE QUILT THAT GRANDMA MADE.....

QUALITY OF A QUILT...
THE LADIES AT THE QUILTING BEE,
QUILTED IN ALL KINDS OF WEATHER
AND WHEN THEY MADE THEIR LITTLE STITCHES,
THEY WERE QUILTEDREALCLOSETOGETHER.

THE QUILTS THAT ARE IMPORTED,
WILL BREAK YOUR HEART.
WHEN YOU SEE THE STITCHES,
THEY ARE THIS FAR APART.

ON FINISHING AN OLD QUILT TOP...
DEAR UNKNOWN LADY OF THE PAST,
I HOLD YOUR WORK WITHIN MY HANDS;
A TOP WITH PATTERN GAY AND PURE,
A FRAYED EDGE REVEALS LOOSE STRANDS.

THE DESIGN IS MADE OF TINY SCRAPS,
SET IN A PLAIN SUGAR SACK GROUND.
SUCH TINY LITTLE STITCHES MADE -
A SOFT BLUE BORDER AROUND.

WHERE DID YOU SIT WHILE PIECING THIS?
UPON A STOOL BY FIRELIGHT BRIGHT?
OR SLOWLY ROCKING ON THE PORCH
AS THE TIRED DAY DREW INTO NIGHT?

WHAT WERE YOUR CARES WHILE YOU DID WORK?
WHAT PLANS AND DREAMS DID YOU SPIN?
I WONDER WHY YOUR WORK WAS STOPPED.
WHY QUILTING NEVER DID BEGIN.

MY MIND IS FILLED WITH QUESTIONS.
WERE YOU JUST A GIRL OR SOMEONE'S WIFE?
WAS YOURS A PATH OF LEISURE?
OR A JOURNEY FILLED WITH STRIFE?

I'LL QUILT THIS TOP, DEAR LADY,
WITH PATTERNS SWIRLED AND FLOWERY,
AND BOND WITH ONE I'LL NEVER MEET
IN A SISTERHOOD OF STITCHERY.

HUSBANDS...
A QUILTER'S HUSBAND DIED ON FRIDAY.
HER HEART WAS TORN AND WILTING
TO HAVE THE FUNERAL ON MONDAY,
SHE'D HAVE TO MISS HER QUILTING.

SHE ASKED HER SISTER TO FILL IN,
AN ACT SO TORN AND WILTING.
"TO HIM IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE --
SO WHY MISS OUT ON QUILTING?"

UNTITLED...
MY NEIGHBOUR IS WASHING HER WINDOWS,
AND SCRUBBING AND MOPPING HER FLOORS,
BUT MY HOUSE IS ALL TOPSY AND TURVEY,
AND DUST IS BEHIND ALL THE DOORS.

MY NEIGHBOUR, SHE KEEPS HER HOUSE SPOTLESS,
AND SHE GOES ALL DAY ON A TROT:
BUT NO ONE WOULD KNOW IN A FORTNIGHT
IF SHE SWEPT TODAY OR NOT.

THE TASK I AM AT IS ENTICING -
MY NEIGHBOUR IS WORN TO A RAG -
I AM MAKING A QUILT OUT OF PIECES
I SAVED IN A PRETTY CHINTZ BAG.

AND THE QUILT, I KNOW MY DESCENDANTS
WILL EXHIBIT WITH CREDIT TO ME -
"SO LOVELY - MY GRANDMOTHER MADE IT
LONG AGO IN 1933."

BUT WILL HER GRANDCHILDREN REMEMBER
HER STRUGGLES WITH DIRT AND DECAY?
THEY WILL NOT - THEY WILL WISH SHE HAD MADE THEM
THE QUILT I AM MAKING TODAY.

THE QUILTIN' TIMES ARE A-CHANGING...
FOR OUR GREAT-GREAT GRANDMOTHERS, IN QUILTING TIMES PAST
A FRUGAL QUILTER HAD TO SCRIMP, MAKE EVERY SCRAP LAST
TODAY WASTING FABRIC IS NOT SUCH A CRIME
TODAY WHAT'S SCARCE IS A QUILTER'S TIME.

PATTERNS USED TO TRAVEL WITH PIONEERS GOING WEST
NOW WE SWAP AND SHARE INSTANTLY ON THE INTERNET
ONCE TEMPLATES WERE TRACED, FABRIC CAREFULLY SCISSORED
NOW WE SLICE MULTIPLE LAYERS, WE'RE ALL OLFA WIZARDS.

AT ONE TIME A TWO FABRIC QUILT WAS A SIGN OF STATUS
NOW WATERCOLOR QUILTS HAVE HUNDREDS OF PRINTS COMIN' AT US
QUILTERS USED TO GATHER AT SMALL LOCAL QUILTING BEES
NOW WE CONGREGATE AT CONFERENCES, NATIONAL TEACHERS TO SEE.

LIKE OUR GREAT-GREAT GRANDMOTHERS OUR LIVES ARE BUSY, WE'RE STRESSED
BUT WITH THE BEAUTY OF OUR QUILTS, WE FEEL WE ARE BLESSED
AS WITH GREAT-GREAT GRANDMOTHER, OUR QUILTING SERVES MANY GOALS
TO GIVE WARMTH, GRACE OUR HOMES, AND FEED OUR SOULS.

QUILTING FRUSTRATIONS...
FIRST I LOST MY THIMBLE AND STUCK THE NEEDLE INTO MY THUMB
THEN I FIGURED THE YARDAGES WRONG, SO I'M SHORT, HOW DUMB
AND I CAN'T UNDERSTAND THIS PIECING DIAGRAM �CUZ MY BRAIN'S GONE NUMB
SOMETIMES QUILTING JUST DOESN'T PAY.

NOW THE TENSION'S GOOFED UP ON MY SEWING MACHINE
THE FOUR YARDS I BOUGHT AREN'T THE RIGHT SHADE OF GREEN
AND HOW AM I TO GET GRANDMOTHER'S UNFINISHED QUILT TOP CLEAN
SOMETIMES QUILTING JUST DOESN'T PAY.

I'VE PRESSED UNDER BIAS UNTIL MY FINGERS ARE ALL BURNT
CAN'T QUITE REMEMBER THAT FINISHING TIP I THOUGHT I'D LEARNT
TRIED TO DO AN EDGE IN SCALLOPS, BUT THEY WEREN'T
SOMETIMES QUILTING JUST DOESN'T PAY.

I'VE SEWED ON THIS QUILT FOR WHAT SEEMS LIKE A HUNDRED WEEKS
BRINGING MY QUILTING SKILLS TO A NEW SEWING PEAK
AND, SURPRISINGLY, GETTING PRETTY CLOSE TO THE DESIGN I SEEK
WELL, MAYBE QUILTING'S NOT SO BAD.

HEY, FINALLY I'VE GOT IT ON THE QUILTING FRAME
AND I BEND OVER AND STITCH; MY BACK WILL NEVER BE THE SAME
IN THE CORNER I'LL LABEL IT WITH THE DATE AND MY NAME
WELL, MAYBE QUILTING'S NOT SO BAD.

NOW IT'S PROUDLY DISPLAYED IN ALL ITS POMP AND GLORY
CONVENIENTLY FORGOTTEN IS HOW ITS CONSTRUCTION WAS SLIGHTLY HOARY
CURRENTLY I'M TELLING THE "MASTERPIECE OF NEEDLEART" STORY
YEAH, I GUESS QUILTING'S NOT SO BAD.

THE FRANKENSTEIN QUILT...
I STARTED OUT WITH A SIMPLE BLOCK DESIGN�
AND THOUGHT I'D ADD JUST ONE OR TWO MORE LINES�
TO COME UP WITH A QUILT THAT'D BE ALL MINE.

THEN I STARTED PLAYING WITH COMPLEX BORDERS AND SASHING�
AND THROUGH MY MIND NEW IDEAS KEPT FLASHING�
UNTIL NOW MY HOPES HAVE GONE A-DASHING!

I'VE CREATED AN IMPOSSIBLE PATTERN, A MONSTER�
ANYONE WHO'D TRY IT WOULD BE A FANATICAL QUILTER�
WHO'D PROBABLY END UP CUSSING OUT THE DESIGNER!

SINCE I CREATED IT I'D BETTER GIVE IT A TRY�
AS I RIPPED OUT STITCHES I KEPT ASKING MYSELF WHY�
IF I GET IT DONE I'LL TAKE THIS ONE WITH ME WHEN I DIE!

NOW IT'S FINALLY DONE AND LIES DISPLAYED ON OUR BED�
HUNDREDS OF HOURS, YARDS OF FABRIC, AND MILES OF THREAD�
ONE OF THOSE, "IT'LL NEVER WORK" IDEAS THAT JUST POPPED INTO MY HEAD.

Quilt Sayings

A FAMILY STITCHED TOGETHER WITH LOVE SELDOM UNRAVELS.
A QUILT IS A BLANKET OF LOVE.
BLESSED ARE THE QUILTERS FOR THEY ARE THE PIECEMAKERS.
FRIENDSHIPS ARE SEWN...ONE STITCH AT A TIME...
GOOD FRIENDS ARE LIKE QUILTS, THEY NEVER LOSE THEIR WARMTH.
GOD PUT ME ON THIS EARTH TO SEW AND FINISH A CERTAIN NUMBER OF THINGS.
I AM SO FAR BEHIND NOW.....I WILL NEVER DIE!
ANY DAY SPENT SEWING, IS A GOOD DAY!
WILL WORK FOR FABRIC!
ASKING A QUILTER TO MEND, IS LIKE ASKING PICASSO TO PAINT YOUR GARAGE!
SEWING FOREVER, HOUSEWORK WHENEVER!
SEWING AND CRAFTS FILL MY DAY, NOT TO MENTION THE LIVING ROOM, BEDROOM, AND CLOSETS.
HUBBY CALLS ME HIS "SEW & SEW".
I THINK SEW!
ITCHING TO BE STITCHING.
MY HUSBAND IS A HUMAN PINCUSHION!
CREATIVE CLUTTER IS BETTER THAN IDLE NEATNESS.
GOOD FRIENDS ARE LIKE QUILTS. THEY AGE WITH YOU, YET NEVER LOSE THEIR WARMTH.
SEW MUCH FABRIC, SEW LITTLE TIME!
FRIENDSHIP IS SEWN WITH LOVE AND MEASURED BY KINDNESS.
CONSTANT USE HAS NOT WORN RAGGED, THE FABRIC OF THEIR FRIENDSHIP.
LOST: HUSBAND, DOG, AND SEWING MACHINE. REWARD OFFERED FOR SEWING MACHINE!
SHE WHO DIES WITH THE MOST FABRIC.....WINS!
"FABRICOLOGIST RESOURCE CENTER".....NOW DOES THAT SOUND MORE IMPRESSIVE THAN "FABRIC STASH".
SEW ON TO SUCCESS!"
MY HUSBAND LETS ME BUY ALL THE FABRIC I CAN HIDE!
ONE YARD OF FABRIC, LIKE ONE COOKIE, IS NEVER ENOUGH!
MY HUSBAND SAID IF I WERE TO BUY ANY MORE FABRIC, HE WOULD LEAVE ME. I'M GOING TO MISS HIM!!!
A QUILT IS SOMETHING YOU MAKE TO KEEP SOMEONE YOU LOVE...WARM!
ANYTIME IS STITCHIN' TIME.
MEMORIES ARE STITCHED WITH LOVE.
IN THE CRAZY QUILT OF LIFE, I'M GLAD YOU'RE IN MY BLOCK OF FRIENDS.
QUILTERS NEVER CUT CORNERS.
I'M IN THERAPY AND SEWING IS CHEAPER THAN A PSYCHIATRIST.
QUILTS ARE LIKE FRIENDS - A GREAT SOURCE OF COMFORT.
BEHIND EVERY SEWER IS A HUGE PILE OF FABRIC.
YOU'RE SEW SPECIAL!
BUTTONS AND PATCHES AND THE COLD WIND BLOWING...THE DAYS PASS QUICKLY WHEN I AM SEWING!
LOVE IS THE THREAD THAT BINDS US.
QUILTS ARE LIKE MOM'S COOKING - THEY BOTH GIVE COMFORT.
QUILTS CONNECT THE PAST WITH THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE.
QUILTING IS SHARING YOURSELF WITH OTHERS.
A QUILT IS A PRESENT YOU GIVE YOURSELF.
TO QUILT IS HUMAN, TO FINISH DIVINE.
QUILT FEVER.
SCRAP HAPPY.
JUST SEW IT!
MATERIAL GIRL.
SCRAPS HAPPEN.
FABRICOHOLIC.
QUILT TILL YOU WILT!.

Quilting TERMS

APPLIQU� -  
BACKING- 
BACKGROUND- 
BASTING-
BASTING SPRAY- 
BATIK-
BATTING- 
BEARDING- 
BEESWAX- 
BETWEENS- 
BIAS VIEW- 
BIAS BINDING- 
BINDING- 
BLANKET STITCH- 
BLOCK- 
BLOCKING- 
BORDER- 
BROADCLOTH-  
CALICO- 
CHAIN PIECING- 
CHEATER'S PANEL /CLOTH- 
CROSS HATCHING- 
CURVED PIECING- 
CUTTING MAT-  
DARNING FOOT- 
DIRECTIONAL PRINT- 
DOUBLE FOLD FRENCH INDING-
DUAL FEED FOOT- 
DYE MAGNET- 
EASE- 
EVEN FEED FOOT- 
FAT EIGHTH- 
FAT QUARTER- 
FEED DOGS- 
FEED SACKS- 
FILLER QUILTING- 
FILLING- 
FINGER PRESSING- 
FINISHED SIZE- 
FRENCH FOLD BINDING- 
FUSIBLE- 
FUSSY CUT-  
GLAZED FINISH- 
GRAIN- 
GRIEGE GOODS- 
GUILD-   
HALF SQUARE TRIANGLE- 
HAND DYED- 
HAND QUILTING STITCH- 
HANGING SLEEVE- 
HERA- 
HOMESPUN- 
HOOP- 
INVISIBLE STITCH- 
INVISIBLE THREAD- 
LABEL- 
LATTICE STRIPS- 
LINING- 
LOFT- 
LONG ARM QUILTING-  
MACHINE QUILT-.
MEANDER QUILTING- 
MERCERIZED COTTON- 
MITERED- 
MOTIF- 
MUSLIN-   
NEEDLE- 
NEEDLE-PUNCHED BATTING- 
NEEDLE TURN-   
ON-POINT SETTING-   
PIECED BLOCK- 
PIECING- 
PILLOW TUCK- 
PIN BASTING- 
PRAIRIE POINTS- 
PRE-WASHING- 
PRESS -ING-   
QUILT GUILD- 
QUILT FUSE�- 
QUILT FRAME- 
QUILTING RULER � 
QUILT TOP-   
RAW-EDGE- 
REPEAT- 
ROTARY CUTTER- 
RUCHING- 
RUNNING STITCH-   
SANDWICH- 
SASHING- 
SATIN STITCHING- 
SEAM ALLOWANCE- 
SECRET TACKING- 
SELVAGE- 
SET IN- 
SETTING - 
SHARPS- 
SHEETING- 
SHIBORI- 
SHIRRED BORDER- 
SIGGIE- 
SIGNATURE BLOCK- 
SLIP STITCH- 
SQUARING UP- 
STASH- 
STAY STITCHING- 
STENCILS- 
STITCH-IN- THE- DITCH- 
STRAIGHT STITCH FOOT- 
STRIP- 
STRING PIECING- 
STRIP PIECING- 
STRIP SET- 
SWAPS- AN   
TACKING- 
TACKING GUN- 
TEMPLATE- 
THIMBLE- 
THREAD BASTING- 
THREAD COUNT- 
TONE-ON-TONE- 
TRAPUNTO- 
TUFTING-  
WADDING- 
WALKING FOOT- 
WARP VIEW- 
WEFT VIEW- 
YO-YO - 
ZINGER-

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