Quilts Given From the Heart is a collection of three different little poems about quilts and quilters. Quilts are unique, personal, and made with a bit of the quilter in each one of them. I ran across these poems in a folder with several other sayings and quotes from various newsletters. The authors are unknown.
Love is a quilt
Love is a quilt – a quilt is love . . .
Both love and a quilt should be:
Soft enough to comfort you,
Bright enough 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.
Families and Quilts
Families are like a quilt,
With lives pieced together,
Stitched with smiles and tears,
Colored with memories and bound with love.
The Quilter’s Alphabet
Accuracy . . . mood dependent
Bleed . . . bless the fabric that doesn’t
Credit card . . . purrs in a quilt show
Distance . . . at which points look good
Even . . . well, does it “look” even?
Fudge . . . adjustment terminology
Golden . . . the moment it’s finished!
Hug . . . wrap up in a quilt
Iron . . . the great fabric disciplinarian!
Justify . . . can’t cook! Quilting an heirloom
Knot . . . size need not stop a truck
Love . . . quilting is a labor of love
Marker . . . please, let it wash out
Needle . . . feet always find it
Ouch . . . related to one end of a pin
Pucker . . . that rascally little puffy thing
Quilt . . . a thing of beauty, a joy forever
Rip . . . as ye sew, so shall ye rip
Seam . . . straight is good
Underside . . . where all the work shows
Victim . . . of quilt guilt (too many?)
What . . . a quilt! (all-purpose comment)
‘Xamine . . . I’ll say how close!
Y . . . only quilt on days ending in “y”
Zero . . . other things you’d rather do!
I hope you have enjoyed this collection, Quilts Given From the Heart. I know when I personally make a quilt, a part of me goes with it. My color choices, the pattern, the sewing and even the quilting techniques add to the uniqueness of the quilt.
Until next time . . . keep those machines buzzing or plan for the next quilt,
Dawn