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So this isn't a completed project yet, but I am very pleased with my progress. I made 12 of these squares a couple of years ago (I think they are Ohio Star- I can't remember) Anyway I struggled for ages knowing how to set them; (The perfectionist thing again) so they sat in a box under the bed. I am sick of clutter and sick of unfinished business. I've been reading Ecclesiastes lately and it has been speaking to me a lot. I found this verse which has challenged me to complete the loose ends in my life; whether it be a UFO or an unfinished task of any kind, I think that they clutter your mind and take away your ability to venture forward. The verse is Ecclesiastes 7:8, it says 'The end of a thing is better than its beginning; The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. ' It has been speaking to me about how many things I begin in zeal but then fail to follow through with patience when the task gets difficult or uninspiring. I am praying for patience to finish the things of value, and wisdom to close or dispose of the things I should never have started.
Its time to declutter and free my spirit and creativity so that I can stay fresh, relevent and moving forward, not just in craft but in life. I am going to try to be wise in what I take on, and only do what I know I will follow through with and what I am meant to be doing.
SO I sewed these squares together and I bought the fabric for the borders, so I can finish it in the coming days. A finished quilt is a good quilt and of more value than a bunch of squares gathering dust under my bed!
2 comments:
Hi Rachy. You don't know me - I think I linked to you from Tracey's blog perhaps - but I found this post really inspiring. One, because I am a starter and not necessarily a finisher, and two, because I recently finished a quilt that had sat as a quilt top for almost a year. I think that verse will have to become my mantra! Thanks for sharing your handmade goodies!
oh cool! glad to have inspired! thanks tam :o)
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