I saw this beautiful art quilt at the Houston International Quilt Festival in 2006. I remember standing in front of it thinking it was incredible, but also thinking that's not something I could ever do. I'm a traditional quilter all the way. I love the old patterns like Churn Dash and Ohio Star and Snail's Trail. I love the old fabrics, whatever era. I remember thinking this must take a lot of dedicated time and a lot of dedicated brain power to make. Not me, I don't want to do that.
Then I saw these.
The first couple of years after my parents died (they died the same year, just four months and a day apart and that's a whole 'nother story) I bought Easter Lilies in their honor to be placed in the sanctuary on Easter morning. We brought them home after church and planted them here under this tree where I could see them from my deck. There are now way more than four lilies and they just keep spreading. Looking at them makes me wish I could make a quilt that looks like that! Not a traditional quilt but one that reflects the beauty that God put in the lily. An art quilt!
Every time I see them I am reminded of the verse from Matthew 6: "Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these." God does such beautiful work.
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How nice to be your first visitor on this particular posting! Thank you so much for visiting me at Thatchwick for the great porch party! I am also a quilter and busy with some 'free' time putting a Road to Oklahoma together! I will certainly post a pic later. I wanted to comment on so many of your entries! On the topic of Bibles, I love my dear old King James, a 21st birthday present from my Dad. It is written in, dated, scribbled in, needs re-biding but somehow it remains my favourite. I am off to visit my granddaughters this weekend and I think I shall have a dialogue something like yours. Have a happy day at the lake. Eleanor
Ilove that verse too! You could make a quilt with the lilies as the pattern. Just to to the copy store and get one of your photos enlarged. Then outline the major shapes. Do a ramdom patchwork of different greens for the background then applique the flowers using the pattern you traced. You could do it.
The words I did over my kitchensink wer easy. I found a font I liked and wrote out the verse, then enlarged it. I transfered the words to the wall with some transfer paper, then took a wide marker and wrote on top of the traced lines.
If you wanted to do the same font as I have, you are welcome to copy my picture and enlarge it and use it for your pattern.
Hugs, Rhondi
What a beautiful reminder... your lilies are lovely!
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