In My Quilting Class

My stitches aren’t even;
My squares don’t line up straight
And if you want a quilt from me,
It’s years you’ll have to wait.

Yet every Thursday, there I sit,
My needle pulling thread,
With not a thought beyond that room
Carousing in my head.

I’m calm, relaxed and in control
And while my scissors snip,
I bask in camaraderie
And crafting fellowship.

My projects hang around the house
And in my grandkids’ rooms,
But it is in my quilting class
Where my composure blooms.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018



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Date: 10/30/2018 8:49:00 PM
I can relate to your joy of quilting. I was raised in a family of of 7 aunts whose mother (my grandmama) who made an evening each week to work on a guilt. Nothing fancy, just what they called a "crazy quilt" because nothing matched and all the many pieces differed in shape. My mother, however, in her later years did so some beautiful patterned guilts, and I even designed a pattern for her. Nicely written, Ilene. Thanks for stopping by. / M
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Date: 10/26/2018 12:57:00 PM
Another "Nicely done"! My grandmother left a treasury of quilts including one which her great-grandfather had carded the wool, so it is time well spent, but - as talented as you are, I suspect you were still composing poetry! Aloha! Rico
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Date: 10/26/2018 8:05:00 AM
I can relate to this, not that I quilt but I know those who do and it seems that when they are sitting there with needle in hand there is no better place to be. Nice one Ilene.
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Date: 10/25/2018 4:36:00 PM
Wonderful, Ilene. Sounds like you found the perfect group... if only they could meet more often, right? Lovely poem.
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