Hi everyone. I think maybe I didn't know how to do this in order to talk to everyone together. I didn't have time before to focus on the directions of doing things on Eons.
Those of you who know me probably haven't spoken in quite a while to me or seen much of me in my groups. That doesn't mean I don't care about my groups or you guys. It means I've been pulling together parts of my life that needed pulling together and, can you believe, trying to adjust to the fact that I am really all grown up now and considered a senior. Wow, it's like I just woke up one day and realized that I spent my whole life trying to learn how to be a person and then suddenly I realize that a lot of what I learned was for a different stage of my life, like maybe a teen or a young adult. Now that I am ready for life, they tell me I'm at the back end of it. What a trip! So my head was going through a process of assimilating all this and I've been praying about and working on accepting where I am today and working on keeping my life purposeful. I feel like I have to make sure to be a good contribution to life and I'm discovering new ways of doing it.
We went to that Quilt Show in Long Beach. I couldn't believe how fantastic it was. I didn't care a lot about quilts and I couldn't seem to figure it out but my brain woke up and I'm getting it and my interest level is better because it isn't all about traditional stuff. There are art quilts now and fiber art and all kinds of great techniques so I'm excited about what I can do. I used to do photography some years ago also and I'm feeling like I need to do some again because I can't jump forward fast enough in my drawing and other arts.
I had a few very important things on the back burner for too long. I gave all my time to ministry for quite a few years. And I mean pretty much all my time with only enough left to get by and move through each challenge life brought. My partner is doing much better also. She has made three quilts just since the show.
I have this fabric picked out for my first quilt. It's sort of whimsical, like me. When I get it done, someone can help me figure out how to show it to you.
I have my second one planned also. It is just black and white and I'm not sure yet about the border or if the theme will have some theme other than what I have thought of so far but I've seen some great fabric I can add to it.
My partner, Sandy, found my missing fabric today. It was never brought in the house since the quilt run all over L.A. and the Long Beach Show. It was outside behind something. We really thought we had looked everywhere for a couple of weeks, even called places we had been last. We were sad but thought we had lost maybe 100-150- worth of fabric, all picked out together. It was such a sentimental experience working on that together so the loss was more than fabric, but I prayed about it, either to find it or to heal from the loss. Hallelujah, hooray, mazeltov to us! And I even understand the pattern. Wow! It may seem small to you but this is a miracle to me and I'm very grateful.
I hope you guys are all doing well. My best is with you. We still have the little dog someone stuck in our back yard. We call him "Manny." and a variety of other silly additions to his name. Everyone is fine here, dogs, cats, and people. Sandy is calling me for dinner and it smells good. It's vegetarian for us. Take care everyone. I'd love to hear from anyone who would like to write.
Blessings, Billie