No book this week. This week I will be talking about a quilt I made for my church’s quilt ministry. I am one of the women people contact if they want to be set up for either themselves or for a loved one who is in need of some prayers or strength. I explained once that these prayer quilts are a way of hugging someone you don't know without it being creepy. The ministry has been around for almost five years I think. I was at the first meeting and tried to keep up. But I started nursing school and then had my second child. If you have never been in nursing school or had a child, you would not be able to fully understand how time consuming it can be. (More the nursing school than the kids to be totally honest). I can't always make the monthly meetings with the other quilters, nor can I always crank quilts out as fast as the other members can, most of the women are retired. I still wanted to help though, so I became a contact person for the quilts. Often I am the one who sets up the quilt and makes sure it is placed in the weekly bulletin. I still make quilts to be used,but not as often as other women do. As I have stated most of the women are retired and make just amazing quilts. I mean, some of those women have their quilts in traveling shows or in books. It can be downright intimidating to be honest.
The quilt I finished this week is for a child or baby that is in the need of some prayers. Unfortunately, prayer quilts are sometimes for kids that are sick or suffering something traumatic. The quilt is rainbow themed, which I liked because not only did it reminded me of the story of Noah’s Ark, but it also made me a little hopeful that I will have a rainbow baby myself.
Next week will be a book, I'm pretty sure.
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