The Power of “NO”!!

Don’t you hate it when someone tells you NO!!

I had that happen this past week, but that NO helped me to move forward on something really hard.

Let me explain…..

I had been contracted to give a guild program for the Gwinnett County Quilters Guild.  The program was called “Size Matters”.

Now, I have presented this talk before, but the last time was four years ago.  It talked about how to make quilts larger or smaller using sashing and/or borders and how to think about ratios for art quilts.

As I started reacquainting myself with it, I kept thinking….

THIS IS SO BORING!!

I wrestled with it all weekend and was so discouraged.  I finally contacted the program chairman the day before and asked if I could change the topic and do one of my other programs.

She never really said “NO”, but she explained why she had picked the talk in the first place, and I knew that I couldn’t change it.

But something wonderful happened.   After I chatted with her, I started coming up with idea, after idea, after idea!!

I asked myself, “Where does SIZE matter in quilting……

How about seam allowances….how can I achieve a perfect 1/4-inch …..

How about 2-block quilts…..how can I design them….

What about how I can space quilting designs into a border…

I shared the size struggle with making “Catherine Wheel of color”….

I talked about my Bamboo quilt and how I turned it from a large boring top…..

To a smaller, but much better quilt….

All in all, the new talk is SO good, and I think it could become one of my favorites.

ALL BECAUSE LINDA SAID “NO”!!

One of my favorite things about quilting is motivating others and helping them in their quilting journey. As part of this endeavor, I LOVE to present programs and workshops to groups and guilds around the world. All of my programs work well with Zoom meetings, and I would love to speak to your group.

You can find out more at this link…..