Hidden Threads

Annie over at Annie’s Quilting Adventures makes the most amazing quilts. She just completed her stars quilt top, and it looks wonderful. Take a peek: Annie’s Oh My Stars Quilt.

I’m paying it special honor because it makes wonderful use of lights and darks, color, and sashing. The stars themselves can be made pretty easily, particularly with a Quilt in a Day ruler combo. Although the quilt looks difficult, it’s really not too bad. Intermediate, I’d say. If you have the drive to make a quilt, make a nice one. For a Saturday pastime, quilting is a stress-reducing and productive enterprise. Ask Annie. She’s a nurse who quilts to relax. If you like her escapades as much as I do, sigh up for her RSS feed.

Can Quilting Be a Form of Meditation?

That’s another thing; can quilting be a form of meditation? I tried deep breathing and yoga. I even tried chanting my own mantra, but it wasn’t until I started quilting that I learned how to relax on command. At first I thought it was the fabric, then the repetition. Then I even entertained the idea that it was the sound of the sewing machine. At last, I just stopped trying to figure it out and kept sewing.

Whenever I’m tense, worried, or sad it makes me feel better. Really. I’ve never known it to fail.