Instead of a New Year's Resolution, Pete and I each set an "Intention." We selected a word that spoke to us for the New Year. The idea is to meditate the word, journal it, pray it, practice it, define it.
Pete choose FAITH. So I made him a masculine Jacob's Ladder Quilt and appliqued his Intention onto it.
Triple Play: 3 NEW Jacob's Ladder Quilts with Jenny Doan of Missouri Star
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnE6DXdQ1HY
What is God calling me to in 2023?
On Sunday, January 1, 2023, our priest changed up the services and instead of a sermon, invited us to participate by listening to several readings. We were given time after each reading to meditate and asked to jot down words that were meaningful. I wrote down CONNECT even before we started. From the readings I wrote, Give You Peace, The Work of your Fingers, and Treasured. I continued the next several days with the readi gs and realized God was calling me to CONNECT for 2023. Connect with God, family, feelings, ministry, my husband.
In order to meditate on and pray this year, I made my own Intention Quilt.
I used quarter yard cutes cut into 9.5 inch blocks. Thr block size finishes at 6".
First finish 2023, New Years Day.
Inspired by a tutorial on Missouri Star Quilts, https://youtu.be/UhTooAVmjZE
I made this quilt from blues and contrasts purchased at JoAnn Fabrics from their own inexpensive line, Quilters Paradise. On sale for just $2.99 a yard, I bought around 24 quarter yards and added a few fabrics from stash.
The block is a split HST; easy but busy, and I started with a 9.5 inch (v 10") to accommodate my quarters.
Patty commented on this quilt that they were "her colors" and ahe told me she was inspired by my CONNECT quilt to set a 2023 intention. Her word would be CARE. So I added a bit to this quilt and gifted it to Patty.
