Quilting . . . .!

Prayers, inspiration, vitamins . . . Something is pushing my quilting limits these days. I have four quilts in the works and they all seem to be 'composing' themselves with me operating the sewing machine! My favorites, of the moment, are a Christmas one and an Our Lady of Guadaloupe quilt. The Christmas one isn't the usual red and green or Nativity type quilt. It is a cool, blues, black, and lavenders fabric with stark, leafless branches. I bordered it with doves on light and dark blue fabric with a quilted star in the middle. I'm calling it "And it came to pass . . ." Our Lady of Guadaloupe has twelve squares depicting our Blessed Mother in various colors with the Guadaloupe type motiff. For the border, I found an overall pattern of smaller Lady of Guadaloupe which seems to finish it off nicely. There is also a teddy bear's day with his family in 20 squares showing a daily, family's activities. There is a comfort in a quilt that brings a more peaceful time to mind.

Go figure . . .

You have to wonder when or if the majority of our politicians ever had a real job. I say this because they seem to think it is of little concern when they overspend and then either over tax us or suspend jobs. The whole country seems to be on a job watch of some degree or other yet the politicians keep spending and thinking of ways to take it away from our pay checks. I notice they aren't talking about percentage cuts from their paycheck or slush funds. Guess they are so far from reality they can only deal with the fantasy land they have created for themselves. Guess that's why they are so concerned with us 'domestic terrorists' because they can't understand why we can object. Politicians come across as two-year olds who want to have what they want to have when they want to have it or they start screaming and making even less sense.

I guess it's God's way of seeing that SOMEONE prays to make up for the obvious deficit of Faith seen in government these days. God doesn't take away blessings but I imagine He doesn't sent down any if no one is taking the time to ask for them!