Tuesday evening, I discovered that some people only make a quilt when they have a reason to make one for someone. What? I don’t need a reason to do what makes me happy. Also, there are plenty of people in the world that need a quilt and don’t have one, so let’s make donation quilts!
There are people who claim to be quilters, but they won’t join the group activity/challenge, because they say they don’t know what to do with the thing once it has been created. I am trying to be understanding, so I want to think these people are afraid of something. Are they afraid others will find out their skill level? We are not here to judge; we just want to engage with others while stretching ourselves to learn something new. When we do these activities, it is fifty percent social interaction and fifty percent challenging ourselves to look at someone's work then add to it in a complimentary way. The thing I like about group challenges, where multiple sewers add to your project, is I have a piece of each of those sewers/quilters in my project. I can hang it on my wall and think of these people when I see it. That gives the thing value and purpose.
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