new beginnings

St. Benedict has coined the phrase "every day we begin again". I like that sentiment. It leaves the mistakes of yesterday and we try again today. Not to say that we don't regret and learn from our mistakes, but we don't allow them to hold us in their grip and bog us down.
Sometimes it goes that way with quilting. When we are working with a difficult pattern, or the machine is acting up it's better to stop and take a break. do something else productive or that lifts your spirit, have a good sleep and start again the next day. The quilt I was working on during Holy week this year was one of those projects. I had the design, I found a new line of fabric I wanted to work with, but putting it all together was a symbolical way to the cross for me. When I started to cut the fabric I found I wouldn't have enough, so I had to change the pattern and buy more fabric. then when it came together I had to unstitch a couple times to make the pieces fit. When the top was done I wasn't happy with the end result and contemplated not finishing it completely. Then I realized that Jesus probably wasn't happy either to end up on a cross, but he followed in obedience to his Father and the pattern that was set out for his life. So here I am with a quilt that will remember me of my walk of life. We can have great ideas and get the perfect material, but we may not always like what is happening. All I need to do is use the pattern and materials and keep going on and in the end something meaningful will be created.

2015, Redemption