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The Quilting Cottage

Saving the world, one quilt at a time

Diana Tavis

Catching our breath 07.11.08

You know those moments in the movies where the actors have a moment that their (and our) breaths catch? It goes something like this. Imagine the scene: The actress walks into a field of wildflowers, looks around and a sudden gust of wind blows all the petals off the flowers into a swirling mass. Her long hair is gently lifted up and she raises her arms giggling with delight as the petals mysteriously turn into butterflies and land on her fingertips…
Now, the last time I checked that scene is a far cry from reality. Beautiful in the cinematic sense… fantasy nonetheless.
So lets look at real things that have the ability to catch our breaths. The key here is to tune your mind to see them for the beauty they are:
The moment your completed quilt is lifted up in the motion to spread it on the bed. This particular moment is precisely when it has finished the slight hang in mid air and starts to settle onto the bed. I could swear I could hear a tiny bell sparkle sound when the moment hits.
It’s when the children find that important spark in their studies and discover something really fascinating that has them completely engrossed for hours. The look on their face says it all. It’s a combination of “ I totally get this!” and “WOW!” All I can say is ride that creative wave!
It’s the precise moment when you are making jam and it hits that “ sweet spot” of the perfect jell.
It’s when you are walking up a country lane and notice a deer standing in the road ahead of you. You look at each other for what seems like the longest time. Then ever so slowly the deer walks away and you feel as if the two of you had some understanding.
As a beginning quilter, it’s the moment when you realize you are so close to actually completing your first quilt. This is the moment you hold very dear to your heart and treasure always. For me, this moment never truly goes away. It comes back each and every time I finish a quilt.
It’s also in the moment you look at your children and see them wrapped in one of your quilts sleeping peacefully content in what seems like amazing dreams of discovery and adventure.
And it’s the moment I walk into a room filled with bolt upon bolt of fabric I have never seen before. The slight intake of breath that happens here that is followed by a resounding ooohhhhhh! I can walk through the rows and lightly touch the bolts with the tips of my fingers. It’s almost as if at that millisecond where my fingers touch the fabric and it sends a spark through my veins and causes a jolt of creative energy that is rather intoxicating. I could spend hours looking through my library of quilting books trying to find that one design that fits a certain line. I will know it when I see it. It feels like a surge of electricity shoots through my veins and a little voice in my head whispers… Yes, this is the one.

I hope you enjoy wandering through my website and discovering the creative possibilities it holds. Whether it may be a twisted log cabin using the kona solids or fairy frost. A traditional double wedding ring or Irish chain or even a crazy quilt made of the scraps (memories from past quilts) of your stash. I hope you find that little voice inside you that says… “ Yes, this is the one” too.

Diana
www.thequiltingcottage.com



 

Published Aug 11 2008, 02:47 PM by Diana Tavis

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