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”!!
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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…..