Zoey,
I have long wanted to leave a comment for you. I just want you to know what an absolute inspiration you are to me. As both a gardener and a novice quilter, I am encouraged and constantly inspired by your talent in both areas. Your quilting and your love of design and home-making are an on-going source of inspiration to me! You savor and utilize every moment of every day! (After teaching for over 30 years, I will retire in three months. I am so looking forward to doing exactly what I want to do each and every day.)
You are a wonderfully talented lady who makes living life a wonderful journey. Kudos to you, my friend!!
Someone who has enjoyed your blog for over a year....
Anonymous, thank you so much. I cannot express how good I felt after reading this. Congratulations on your upcoming retirement!
Last night I completed border #3 and I've finally made one that I like. I have used that green fabric in a couple of the centers so I think it ties it all together without taking away from the stars.
Now I will just roll it up and set it aside to await it's turn for quilting.
Maybe I will try to machine quilt this one. Then again, maybe not. I don't even know how to machine quilt and I like this one too much to mess it up. I am still awaiting the quilting package for my new machine. It's been a month now and still nothing. Evidently it’s on back order because they are out of walking feet.
Just as I was posting this I got a comment from Jodi at Organized Chaos saying that she considered me as one of the bloggers she "loves reading because of their positive-ness!:)" Oh, my goodness. I feel even more special. Thank you, Jodi!
What a lovely comment! I wholeheartedly agree. : )
ReplyDeleteAnd love the border, it's just enough not to take away from the main design.
The ladies who do the quilts for Make A Child Smile machine quilt all the time. They are just basically sewing around cross stitched squares. I've seen a few get fancier swirly stitches with smaller quilts.
Well Zoey you do deserve to get these lovely comments! My head just spins thinking of all the sewing/quilting you do. I love seeing what you come up with..your ideas are endless it seems!
ReplyDeleteWe have ladies quilting all summer long at our museum and they do such amazing work. Maybe if I check out these quilting bees often enough I may get a hankerin' to try it!
Anonymous expressed my sentiments much more eloquently than I could have. I'm always in awe of your energy and creativity!
ReplyDeleteI'll chime in on all the Zoey-love! I'm always amazed at the amount of stuff you get done every day. And really, I think you show us all how to take joy in all the simple pleasures.
ReplyDeleteDianne, thank you for the nice words. Regarding the machine quilting, it's the nice swirly designs I want to learn to do.
ReplyDeleteBetty, It's so nice to have you back. I see I made a mistake and it was Jamica, not Mexico...oh, well, at least I hope you had a great time even if you didn't have a Margarita!
Giddy, thank you. I think you seem to have a pretty good dose of energy yourself! :)
Hi chopsticks, I was just thinking about you. "Zoey-love" LOL. Thank you, that's so sweet.
I like your positive attitude too Zoey and your sense of humor keeps me chuckling. You do seem to enjoy life and have plenty of energy and that's always inspirational :)
ReplyDeleteIt was nice of 'anomymous' to let you know how much pleasure you bring her.
I like your newest border and am glad you're finally happy with the quilt. The colors are lovely.
What a nice comment! I agree completely, too. I've been reading you for about a year - and it has been fun to share your gardens and quilt projects and tablescapes, etc. You make everyone feel at home here - and I love your sense of humor. You do a nice job of visiting others' blogs too - I always enjoy reading your comments.
ReplyDeleteThe chicken pot pie looked yummy. And your quilts are gorgeous. Very talented you are.
What a lovely comment. I know that had to brighten your day. I always know I'll see something interesting here as you are one creative lady!
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