. . . thankful #6 . . .

. . . creativity . . .

. . . i'm really thankful for it . . .

. . . "an inherent wish to create something

that did not exist before" . . .

. . . where you start with

random five-inch fabric squares . . .

. . . stitch them together nine at a time . . .

. . . and then ~ for no good reason . . .

. . . cut them apart . . .

. . . creating something completely different . . .

. . . then rotating them . . .

. . . this way . . .

. . . or that . . .

. . . here a twist . . .

. . . there a turn . . .

. . . deciding finally on a diagonal setting . . .

{not surprising ~ since i usually like to make things

more complicated than necessary!}

. . . ending up . . .

. . . with something lovely, of good report, or

{perhaps} praiseworthy {even} . . .

. . . i'm also in touch enough to realize that

this desire {i need an outlet},

ability {i can do it},

and opportunity {truly a blessing to have a space, some time, and the means}

to create comes from my father in heaven . . .

. . . and i'm truly grateful . . .

{quilt details ~ name: love it or leaf it;

created: fall 2009;

fabric: pumpkin spice by deb strain;

pattern: disappearing nine patch;

quilting: kerry mcbride}