Saturday, July 20, 2013

The quilt....

The quilt.....

Several years ago, when my grandmother passed away , I inherited her unfinished quilt pieces.  She had several finished squares as well as piles of  small pieces to be appliquéd on larger ones, but not the in-between colors   or backing for either the smaller pieces or the whole thing. It was the "granny Dresden plate" pattern....lots of color, pieces....

Now, if you are into color palettes , there is a theory or whatever that each of us is a different  "season" of color: spring. Winter, fall, or summer... We are most comfortable In our own color palette.  We like to wear those colors, live in those colors and work in those colors which fit our "season".  I happen to be a toned down fall, not the brilliant oranges and gold, but more subdued oranges and golds...

This quilt was all primary colors,  pure blues, reds, yellows, greens....I fought with the colors mentally and had a hard time working with them, trying to change the borders into my subdued ones.....to the verge of tears....it didn't work...I had to revert to the primary colors to finish the quilt to be "right" with the original intent.....and it turned out wonderful, just not "me".

At the same time in my life, one of my children was going through teen growing mental and physical growing pains.  We were at odds,   I realized one day, while working on the quilt,  that I was trying to turn this teenager into another "me" and not accepting her for who she was meant to be ....she had her own "color palette" as it were...

It was so profound, I remember sitting at the sewing machine,  crying over the quilt and this precious person both of which I was trying to fit into my mold of what and who I thought they should be ....when all the time they were to be something else, beautiful in their own right...

John 13:34
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.

Romans 12:10
Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.

Romans 12:16
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.

Romans 15:7
Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.

1 Corinthians 7:7
I wish that all of you were as I am. But each of you has your own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.

1 Corinthians  12:27 Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. 

2 Corinthians 13:11
Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.

Galatians 5:13
[ Life by the Spirit ] You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.

Ephesians 4:2
Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.

Ephesians 4:32
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

Philippians 2:5
In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:

Colossians 3:13
Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

Colossians 3:16
Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.






 



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