God thinks quilt-making is something to be admired!
Block 8 of the More Precious than Jewels BOM Quilt tells us what a great thing the good woman of the Bible does in making her own quilts. How cool is that!
The various translations talk about ‘bed coverings, bedding, bedspreads, sheets, coverlets and tapestries’, so it doesn’t matter what it is, the fact that the good woman made her own is highly regarded.
Then there’s a word about how we are dressed. I think the principle of the Bible is that we should be pleasantly dressed for each occasion, in a way that doesn’t draw attention to ourselves by being over-dressed, under-dressed or immodest, and we accept graciously any compliment that comes our way!
The new block is now in the hands of all our BOM'ers, but it's not too late for you to join the fun.
You can see all the details here: http://bit.ly/Morepreciousthanjewelsblocks
This time of 'Staying At Home' has meant that I have finished a long-term embroidery project. I showed you a couple of months ago
The supper cloth I was working on is now complete, largely thanks to watching Church online for months, when I allowed myself the luxury of doing embroidery while I was watching. I find I really can concentrate a lot better when I am doing something with my hands!
Now that I can crochet again with my hand much improved, I have been working edges on fabric squares, which again is a long-term project when I'm not doing something else. I've decided not to start any new designs for a little while as I am tackling a lifetime of papers! In all our moves, none of our thousands of files, papers, notes, etc have ever been culled. The last thing I would want is for our children to have to sort them out when we are gone, so it is time to do something about it.
Hubby and I were in Christian ministry for more than 50 years, and he has preached hundreds of sermons, produced dozens of Bible Studies, and taught and lectured for most of his life. So many people have been blessed by his ministry that I decided some of the treasures of his lifetime of work should be made available to many more people. I have therefore produced a website with everything on it freely available for people to use as they like. It's a work in progress, but I've made a start. If this is something you might be interested in, have a look here and feel free to share with your friends.
Until next time,
Happy Stitching!
Val
