Speaker 1: Hello and welcome. I'm so glad you're here tonight. Before
Speaker 1: we begin. If these stories bring you peace, I'd be
Speaker 1: grateful if you'd take a moment to like this video
Speaker 1: and subscribe to the channel. It helps others find their
Speaker 1: way here too. But for now, let everything else fade away.
Speaker 1: Tonight We're going somewhere warm, somewhere creative, somewhere full of
Speaker 1: color and care. We're going to a quilter's workshop to
Speaker 1: make a quilt, not just any quilt, a quilt for
Speaker 1: someone you love, a gift, a covering, a warmth. We'll
Speaker 1: choose fabrics, cut squares, arrange patterns, stitch pieces together slowly,
Speaker 1: carefully with love, creating something beautiful, something useful, something that
Speaker 1: will keep someone warm for years, for always, the ancient
Speaker 1: craft of quilting, of creating, of giving, of love. Let's
Speaker 1: prepare your body for rest, Find your most comfortable position,
Speaker 1: adjust anything you need. You're safe here, You're exactly where
Speaker 1: you need to be. Take a gentle breath in through
Speaker 1: your nose, hold it softly, and release it slowly through
Speaker 1: your mouth. Good again, Breathe in slowly and deeply, hold
Speaker 1: for a moment, and let it go, releasing any tension
Speaker 1: from your day. Your shoulders drop away from your ears,
Speaker 1: your jaw relaxes, teeth slightly apart, your tongue rests softly
Speaker 1: in your mouth. Your eyes are gently closed. There's nothing
Speaker 1: you need to see right now, just my voice, just
Speaker 1: the story, just the peace. Feel your body becoming heavy,
Speaker 1: sinking into comfort, supported and safe. There's no hurry here,
Speaker 1: no rushing, just the slow work of quilting, just the
Speaker 1: careful cutting, the thoughtful arranging, the gentle stitching, creating something
Speaker 1: with time, with care, with love, the way quilts are made,
Speaker 1: the way they've always been made, slowly, carefully, perfectly. And now,
Speaker 1: when you're ready, come with me. We're going to the
Speaker 1: quilter's work shop. It's evening, the perfect time for detailed work,
Speaker 1: for creative work, for work that needs attention, calm attention,
Speaker 1: focused attention, the kind that comes when the day is ending,
Speaker 1: when the world is quieting, when you can concentrate completely
Speaker 1: on this, on making, on creating, on quilting. The workshop
Speaker 1: is a room in a house, maybe upstairs, maybe downstairs,
Speaker 1: doesn't matter, just a room dedicated to this, to quilting,
Speaker 1: to fabric, to creation, the quilter's space where quilts are born,
Speaker 1: where pieces become whole, where love becomes tangible, becomes quilt.
Speaker 1: You enter the door, opening quietly, closing softly behind you,
Speaker 1: the outside world left outside, just you, just the room,
Speaker 1: just the evening, just the work ahead, just the quilt
Speaker 1: to be made. The smell, immediate, distinctive fabric. That's the
Speaker 1: first thing. The smell of fabric, cotton, fabric, new fabric,
Speaker 1: the slight stiffness, the sizing, the newness, the potential, clean smell,
Speaker 1: fresh smell, the smell of possibility of what will be,
Speaker 1: of quilt to be, And underneath older fabric smell, vintage
Speaker 1: fabric from the collection, from years, from decades of gathering,
Speaker 1: of keeping, of treasuring, the softer smell, the loved smell,
Speaker 1: the fabric that has been waiting for the right quilt,
Speaker 1: for the right moment, for now. The room not large
Speaker 1: but sufficient, just right, jilting for working, for creating, a table,
Speaker 1: large table, cutting table in a center, flat, smooth, perfect
Speaker 1: for measuring, for cutting, for arranging. Everything happens here on
Speaker 1: this table, the surface, this workspace, shelves along the walls
Speaker 1: floor to ceiling, full completely full of fabric, bolts of fabric,
Speaker 1: folded fabric, stacks of fabric, organized by color, by type,
Speaker 1: by use. The quilter's collection built over years, over decades,
Speaker 1: each piece chosen, loved, kept for some day for the
Speaker 1: right project, for this, maybe for tonight's quilt. The colors everywhere,
Speaker 1: every color imaginable, reds, blues, greens, yellows, purples, oranges, pinks, browns, whites, creams,
Speaker 1: every shade, every hue, every tone, solids, prints, patterns, florals, stripes, dots, plaids,
Speaker 1: everything all together, creating rainbow, creating possibility, creating beauty just
Speaker 1: from being, just from existing, just from waiting to become quilt.
Speaker 1: The light important, very important for quilters for seeing colors, patterns, stitches, everything,
Speaker 1: Good light, bright light but not harsh, not glaring, just clear,
Speaker 1: just sufficient, just perfect for seeing, for working, for creating.
Speaker 1: The lamp over the table, focused directed, illuminating the workspace,
Speaker 1: the surface, the place where magic happens. You approach the table,
Speaker 1: the workspace, ready to begin to create, to quilt, the
Speaker 1: project already decided in your mind, in your heart. A
Speaker 1: quilt for someone, someone you love, a gift, a surprise,
Speaker 1: a warmth for them from you, made by your hands,
Speaker 1: your time, your love. The best gift, the most meaningful gift.
Speaker 1: A quilt. The pattern chosen, simple pattern, classic pattern, square pattern,
Speaker 1: nine patch maybe or four patch or simple blocks, not complicated,
Speaker 1: not difficult, just beautiful, just right. The kind of quilt
Speaker 1: that looks simple but isn't. The kind that takes time, patience, love,
Speaker 1: the kind that lasts forever. The fabrics you've chosen already,
Speaker 1: days ago, weeks ago, thinking, planning, considering what colors, what patterns,
Speaker 1: what will work together, what will be beautiful, what will
Speaker 1: be right for them, for the person. This quilt is
Speaker 1: for three fabrics for this quilt, simple but perfect. Three
Speaker 1: is enough, three is right. Three creates pattern, harmony, balance, beauty.
Speaker 2: The first fabric a.
Speaker 1: Floral, small flowers, delicate flowers on cream background. Pretty soft,
Speaker 1: feminine maybe or just gentle, just beautiful. The flowers tiny,
Speaker 1: scattered across the fabric, blues and greens, the flowers against
Speaker 1: the cream, perfect, beautiful. Right. The second fabric a solid,
Speaker 1: deep blue, rich blue, the color of evening, sky, of twilight,
Speaker 1: of peace. Solid, dependable grounding, the solid that makes the
Speaker 1: prince shine, that gives the eye rest, that creates balance,
Speaker 1: perfect blue, perfect solid, perfect choice. The third fabric another print,
Speaker 1: but different geometric small dots maybe or tiny checks in
Speaker 1: cream and blue, tying together the other two, the cream
Speaker 1: from floral, the blue from solid, together in this creating harmony,
Speaker 1: creating unity, creating the palette, the color story, the quilt's voice.
Speaker 1: You lay them out, the three fabrics on the table,
Speaker 1: side by side, looking, assessing, confirming, yes, these these are right.
Speaker 1: These will work together beautifully, the colors singing together, harmonizing,
Speaker 1: creating beauty, creating the quilt already just from being together
Speaker 1: on the table, waiting to become The cutting must begin.
Speaker 1: First step, essential step. The fabric must become squares. Uniform squares,
Speaker 1: same size, exactly same precision matters in quilting. Accuracy matters.
Speaker 1: The squares must fit together, must aligne must create clean seams,
Speaker 1: straight lines, beautiful blocks, perfect quilt. The ruler, clear ruler,
Speaker 1: quilter's ruler marked with lines, with measurements, with angles, everything
Speaker 1: needed for cutting, for accuracy, for precision. Heavy ruler, solid ruler,
Speaker 1: stays put, doesn't slip, perfect for cutting, perfect for quilting.
Speaker 1: The rotary cutter, round blade, sharp blade in a handle,
Speaker 1: The tool that changed quilting forever, no more scissors. No
Speaker 1: more slow cutting now quick, clean, straight cuts through fabric,
Speaker 1: through layers, easy, perfect, beautiful. The rotary cutter essential, beloved, perfect,
Speaker 1: The cutting mat under the fabric, green mat self healing
Speaker 1: mat marked with grid lines, measurements, angles, everything to help
Speaker 1: to guide, to make cutting easy, accurate, perfect, The mat,
Speaker 1: protecting table, protecting blade, protecting everything, essential tool. You begin
Speaker 1: with the floral, the delicate fabric. You smooth it on
Speaker 1: the mat, on the table, flat, no wrinkles, no folds,
Speaker 1: just smooth, just ready, just waiting for the cut, for
Speaker 1: the transformation from yardage to squares. The ruler placed on
Speaker 1: the fabric, aligned with the mate lines, with the measurements
Speaker 1: exactly precisely, carefully, the ruler held firm, pressed down, secure,
Speaker 1: won't move, won't slip. Ready, the rotary cutter in your hand,
Speaker 1: comfortable grip, familiar, weight, the blade against ruler, edge against
Speaker 1: the fabric, ready to cut, to create. To begin the transformation,
Speaker 1: you press firmly, roll smoothly the blade, cutting through fabric,
Speaker 1: clean cut, straight cut, perfect cut, the sound satisfying, soft
Speaker 1: sh the fabric separating, becoming two pieces where once was one.
Speaker 1: The cut complete, beautiful, perfect again, measure a line press roll,
Speaker 1: another cut, another strip, the fabric becoming strips, long strips
Speaker 1: of fabric ready for the next step for cutting into squares,
Speaker 1: into the pieces that will become quilt. Turn the strips
Speaker 1: ninety degrees. Measure again the square size decided five inches
Speaker 1: five inch squares, perfect size, not too big, not too small,
Speaker 1: just right for this quilt, for these blocks, for this pattern.
Speaker 1: A line press roll cut a square, first square, perfect square,
Speaker 1: five inches, exactly, beautiful square, floral square with tiny flowers
Speaker 1: on cream, beautiful, set aside gently, carefully, first piece of
Speaker 1: the quilt. Again, a line press roll, cut another square,
Speaker 1: and another, the rhythm establishing the pattern becoming natural, familiar,
Speaker 1: easy measure. A line cut the squares growing, accumulating, piling
Speaker 1: up floral squares, beautiful squares, perfect squares. You need many,
Speaker 1: maybe twenty, maybe thirty, depends on quilt size, on pattern,
Speaker 1: on design, but many. The cutting continues, peaceful, meditative, repetitive,
Speaker 1: just this, just cuttings, yeah, just creating squares from fabric, pieces,
Speaker 1: from whole building blocks of quilt. The floral complete enough
Speaker 1: squares cut, ready, set aside in a pile, neat pile, careful, pile,
Speaker 1: ready for later for arranging for stitching the solid blue Next,
Speaker 1: same process, same care, smooth on mat, ruler, aligned, cutter,
Speaker 1: ready press, roll, cut the blade through blue, deeper sound,
Speaker 1: thicker fabric, but same clean cut, straight cut, perfect cut strips.
Speaker 1: Then squares, same size, five inches, exactly matching. The floral
Speaker 1: squares must match, must aligne must fit together perfectly. The
Speaker 1: blue squares growing deep blue, rich blue, beautiful blue, grounding
Speaker 1: the collection, creating balance, creating harmony. The third fabric, the
Speaker 1: geometric print. Last to cut, same process, same rhythm, same care,
Speaker 1: smooth measure, a line cut the squares emerging cream and
Speaker 1: blue print, pretty perfect, tying together the others, completing the collection,
Speaker 1: completing the palet.
Speaker 2: All cut.
Speaker 1: Now, all three fabrics, piles of squares, floral solid print,
Speaker 1: three piles, three colors, three patterns, all the same size,
Speaker 1: all perfect, all ready, ready for the next step, the arranging,
Speaker 1: the creating, the pattern, the desire. You step back from
Speaker 1: the table from the cutting, stretch slightly your back, your shoulders.
Speaker 1: The cutting takes time, takes focus, takes holding one position,
Speaker 1: but good work, satisfying work. The squares all cut, all ready,
Speaker 1: all perfect, progress, visible, real, satisfying. Now the arranging the design,
Speaker 1: the most creative part, where the quilt becomes real in
Speaker 1: your mind, on the table before sewing, before finishing. The
Speaker 1: arranging shows what will be, what could be, what the
Speaker 1: quilt will become. The design wall. Some quilters have these,
Speaker 1: a wall covered in a flannel, white flannel, or fabric.
Speaker 1: Sticks or squares can be placed, arranged, re arranged, viewed
Speaker 1: from distance. The design wall makes this easy, makes decisions clear,
Speaker 1: makes beauty visible. But to night, the table is enough.
Speaker 1: The table works for this, for arranging, for designing, for
Speaker 1: creating the pattern that will be this quilt. You gather
Speaker 1: the squares, all of them, all three piles floral blue print,
Speaker 1: So many squares, maybe forty nine seven by seven perfect
Speaker 1: square quilt lap size, throw size, perfect for them. For
Speaker 1: the person this is for you. Think of them, the recipient,
Speaker 1: your daughter maybe, or mother or friend or sister, someone
Speaker 1: you love, someone who needs warmth, comfort, love in fabric form,
Speaker 1: in quilt form, intangible, visible, usable love. You picture them
Speaker 1: using this, wrapped in this on couch, reading, watching movies,
Speaker 1: arresting the quilt around them, keeping them warm, making them
Speaker 1: know they are loved, thought of, cared for. Every time
Speaker 1: they use it, every time they see it, every time
Speaker 1: they touch it. Love made real, love made fabric, love
Speaker 1: made quilt. This thought, this image, makes the arranging more important,
Speaker 1: more meaningful, more precious. Each square placed with love, with intention,
Speaker 1: with hope that they will love it, use it, treasure
Speaker 1: it always. You begin placing squares on the table in rows,
Speaker 1: in columns, starting at top left corner, the beginning of
Speaker 1: all quilts, of all patterns, top left, then right, then down,
Speaker 1: the way we read, the way we see, the way
Speaker 1: quilts grow. First square, floral, the delicate flowers on cream, pretty,
Speaker 1: starting strong, then blue, solid, blue, rich, deep, beautiful, contrast,
Speaker 1: light to dark, print to solid, the rhythm establishing. Third square,
Speaker 1: the print, the geometric cream and blue together, continuing the pattern,
Speaker 1: the flow, the rhythm, floral blue print, repeat the simplicity,
Speaker 1: the beauty, the perfection. Down the first row, seven squares across,
Speaker 1: alternating almost not quite regular, but intentional floral blue print, floral,
Speaker 1: blue print, floral, seven squares, first row, beautiful, already in potential,
Speaker 1: in promise. In beginning second row below the first what next,
Speaker 1: what pattern? What arrangement will make this beautiful? We'll make
Speaker 1: this perfect? You try starting with blue under floral the
Speaker 1: diagonal emerging. Yes, good, Then print under blue, Yes, working
Speaker 1: the pattern appearing, diagonal lines of same fabric running through quilt. Yes, this,
Speaker 1: this works, This is beautiful. Third row, fourth, fifth, the
Speaker 1: pattern continuing, growing, the diagonals clear, visible, beautiful, running from
Speaker 1: corner to corner, floral in one direction, blue in another,
Speaker 1: print and third altogether creating movement, creating flow, creating beauty
Speaker 1: beyond what each fabric could alone, the power of arrangement
Speaker 1: of pattern of together. But you pause, consider is this right?
Speaker 1: Is this what you want? What they would love? What
Speaker 1: will be best? Step back from table, from squares, from design, view,
Speaker 1: from distance, from a way, see the whole, see the pattern,
Speaker 1: see the truth of what you're creating. Yes, almost almost right,
Speaker 1: But maybe change a few move this floral there, that
Speaker 1: blue here the print shifted slightly, adjusting, refining, perfecting. The
Speaker 1: design process, the creative process, the making beautiful process. Try
Speaker 1: different arrangement. What if checkerboard instead? Floral blue? Floral blue
Speaker 1: across and down, simple, classic, beautiful. Also you arrange some
Speaker 1: squares this way, looking, considering, feeling, what's right, what's best?
Speaker 2: What's perfect?
Speaker 1: Hm?
Speaker 3: Hmm?
Speaker 1: Nice, beautiful, but not quite right for this quilt for them,
Speaker 1: for this particular gift. Try again, back to diagonals, but different,
Speaker 1: Start with blue in a corner, not floral. See how
Speaker 1: that changes everything. The pattern shifted, the diagonal different, different,
Speaker 1: but also beautiful, also right, maybe more right. You stand looking, thinking, feeling,
Speaker 1: which one, which arrangement, Which pattern will be the one,
Speaker 1: the right one, the perfect one for this quilt for them,
Speaker 1: for this expression of love. The diagonals starting with blue. Yes,
Speaker 1: this one, this feels right, feels perfect, the blue leading
Speaker 1: the eye through quilt, the floral adding softness, delicacy, the
Speaker 1: print tying everything together. Yes, this this is the one.
Speaker 1: You finalize the arrangement, each square in place, in position,
Speaker 1: in perfect spot, the pattern complete, the design done, seven rows,
Speaker 1: seven columns, forty nine squares, all placed, all arranged, all
Speaker 1: ready to become permanent, to become sown, to become forever.
Speaker 1: This way you stand above the table, looking down, seeing
Speaker 1: the whole, the vision, the quilt, not yet sown, but
Speaker 1: here in arrangement, in promise and potential, beautiful, so beautiful
Speaker 1: already and will be even more when finished, when sown,
Speaker 1: when quil did, when given, when loved. A moment you
Speaker 1: take a photo maybe with phone, to remember this moment,
Speaker 1: this arrangement before is permanent, before it's sown, the documentation
Speaker 1: of process of making, of creative journey. The photo shows
Speaker 1: the squares, the pattern, the promise of quilt to be,
Speaker 1: or just memory, just seeing, just knowing this moment, this arrangement,
Speaker 1: this before sewing. Some quilters photograph, some just remember. Either way,
Speaker 1: the moment precious, the seeing important, the knowing this will
Speaker 1: become something beautiful, something lasting, something loved. Now, the sewing,
Speaker 1: the stitching, the joining, the real what was potential. The
Speaker 1: squares must become rose. The rose must become quilt top.
Speaker 1: The pieces must become whole through thread, through stitching, through sewing,
Speaker 1: through care. The sewing machine in the corner, on its table, waiting, ready,
Speaker 1: the machine that makes this possible, this quick, the machine
Speaker 1: that transforms quilting from weeks to days, from impossible to possible.
Speaker 1: Beloved machine, trusted machine, perfect machine. You sit at the machine,
Speaker 1: the chair comfortable, the right height, everything accessible, thread, scissors,
Speaker 1: seam ripper, just in case, everything ready, Everything in place,
Speaker 1: ready to sew, to create, to join. The thread chosen carefully,
Speaker 1: neutral thread, cream thread that will blend with all the fabrics,
Speaker 1: not show too much, just hold, just bind, just join,
Speaker 1: perfect thread, perfect choice. Thread the machine through guides, through tension,
Speaker 1: through needle, the familiar path, the known way. Eyes still good,
Speaker 1: hands still steady. Threading easy, natural, done many times, many quilts,
Speaker 1: many years, threading complete, Ready to sew. Two squares first,
Speaker 1: two floral in blue, right sides together, edges aligned exactly perfectly,
Speaker 1: pins maybe or not. Experienced quilters don't always need pins.
Speaker 1: The hands know, the fingers feel the alignment perfect without pins,
Speaker 1: without help, just knowing, just skill, just experience. Under the
Speaker 1: pressure foot the squares positioned, the edge along the guide.
Speaker 1: Quarter inch seam standard always quarter inch creates the right size,
Speaker 1: the right fit, the right quilt. Always quarter inch. Foot down,
Speaker 1: pressure on the fabric, held secure, ready to sew, to stitch,
Speaker 1: to join, forever, your foot on the pedal, gentle pressure.
Speaker 1: The machine starts, the needle moving up down, up, down,
Speaker 1: fast but controlled. The stitching beginning through fabric, through layers, joining, binding, creating, seam, slow, steady,
Speaker 1: the fabric feeding through machine, your hands guiding gently, not pushing,
Speaker 1: not pulling, just guiding, just supporting the machine doing the work,
Speaker 1: the stitching, the joining. You just guiding, just there, just
Speaker 1: helping the seam complete, first seam first joining, two squares,
Speaker 1: now one connected forever by thread, by stitches by you,
Speaker 1: the beginning of the quilt, the first step toward hole.
Speaker 1: Remove from machine, the joined squares. Look at the seam, straight, even, perfect, good,
Speaker 1: seam good start good, beginning again, another square to the pair.
Speaker 2: Now three right.
Speaker 1: Sides together, aligned underfoot, foot down, petal pressed, stitching, joining
Speaker 1: another seam, another connection, three squares, now one strip, one row,
Speaker 1: beginning the rhythm establishing. Pick up squares a line, place
Speaker 1: under foot, stitch remove the pattern. The process, the meditation
Speaker 1: of sewing, of quilting, of creating, repetitive, soothing, peaceful, the machine, humming,
Speaker 1: your hands, working the quilt, growing slowly, steadily, perfectly, row
Speaker 1: by row, square by square, the pieces joining, becoming strips,
Speaker 1: seven squares per row, seven rows to make. The work continues.
Speaker 1: The meditation deepens, just this, just sewing, just creating, just
Speaker 1: loving the quilt into being. The first row complete, seven squares,
Speaker 1: all joined, all one. You hold it the strip the row,
Speaker 1: examining the seams, all st all even, all perfect, quarter
Speaker 1: inch throughout, consistent, beautiful, first row, perfect, set aside, ready,
Speaker 1: for pressing, for joining to the others. When all are done,
Speaker 1: the second row begins, same process, same rhythm.
Speaker 2: Pick square, the.
Speaker 1: Line, stitch, the machine humming, constant hum soothing sound, familiar sound,
Speaker 1: the sound of making, of creating, of quilting. Generations of
Speaker 1: quilters have heard this sound, this hum this making you
Speaker 1: part of that line, that tradition, that history of women
Speaker 1: creating with fabric, with thread, with love, square to square,
Speaker 1: the joining clean, easy, the fabric feeding smoothly through machine,
Speaker 1: no bunching, no pulling, just smooth, just even, just perfect.
Speaker 1: Good fabric, good thread, good machine, all working together creating this.
Speaker 1: The seams a meeting at each joint, the points where
Speaker 1: four squares will touch one rows are joined. These points important,
Speaker 1: very important. The precision shows here, the care visible here,
Speaker 1: the skill evident here, your seams meeting exactly perfectly. The
Speaker 1: points will match, will align, will be perfect because the
Speaker 1: seams are perfect. Now second row done, seven squares joined, beautiful,
Speaker 1: Another row, another step toward quilt set aside with first row,
Speaker 1: growing pile, growing quilt, growing love. Third row, fourth row.
Speaker 1: The rhythm completely established. Now no thinking, just doing, just being.
Speaker 1: The hands know what to do, the machine knows its job.
Speaker 1: You just guide, just prison, just there, the creating happening
Speaker 1: through you, not from you, through you, the quilt making
Speaker 1: itself almost with you, as vessel, as hands, as love.
Speaker 1: The sound constant, the whirring of machine, the needle punching
Speaker 1: through fabric, through layers, so fast, too fast to see
Speaker 1: individual stitches, just blur, just sound, just happening, the mechanical
Speaker 1: magic of sewing machine, of modern quilting. What once took
Speaker 1: weeks by hand now takes hours by machine. The gift
Speaker 1: of technology, of progress, of ability to make more quilts,
Speaker 1: more love, more gifts in lifetime. Fifth throw, sixth row.
Speaker 1: Your back slightly tired from sitting, from focusing, from holding position,
Speaker 1: but good tired work, tired, creating tired, the kind that
Speaker 1: comes from making, from doing, from accomplishing good tired, satisfying, tired,
Speaker 1: worth it tired. The seventh row, last row, final row,
Speaker 1: the last squares going through machine, the last scene being stitched,
Speaker 1: the last join complete, seven rows, all done, all perfect,
Speaker 1: all ready for pressing, for joining, for becoming quilt. Top
Speaker 1: All rows complete, seven strips, seven rows of joined squares,
Speaker 1: floral and blue print together, pattern visible in each row.
Speaker 1: Beautiful already beautiful and not yet done, still more to do.
Speaker 1: The rouse must join to each other to become the top,
Speaker 1: the quilt, top, the almost quilt. You stand. Stretch important
Speaker 1: to move to change position. The body needs movement, needs stretch.
Speaker 1: After sitting, after sewing, after focusing so long, you stretch,
Speaker 1: arms up, back, arched, feeling the muscles release, relax, reset,
Speaker 1: good necessary important. The pressing now critical step, often overlooked
Speaker 1: by beginners, but essential for beauty, for precision, for perfect
Speaker 1: quilt quilters. No press, don't iron press means lift, press, lift,
Speaker 1: not sliding, not moving, Just lift, press, lift the way
Speaker 1: that doesn't distort, doesn't stretch, doesn't ruin the piecing, the
Speaker 1: purs the work. The iron hot, very hot, cotton setting
Speaker 1: steam if needed, ready on the board, waiting to press,
Speaker 1: to flatten to perfect the seams. First row on board.
Speaker 1: The seams you press to the side toward the darker
Speaker 1: fabric traditional way, logical way. Dark fabric hides the seam
Speaker 1: the bulk better than light. The iron lifts, presses, lifts
Speaker 1: the seam, flattening, opening lying perfect, flat, beautiful. The steam
Speaker 1: rising if using the hiss soft hiss, the moisture helping
Speaker 1: the fabric, flatten, settle, behave the heat setting. Everything in place,
Speaker 1: perfect place, right place, Each seam pressed carefully, liberately, taking time.
Speaker 1: This matters. This shows in final quilt and final beauty.
Speaker 1: The pressing as important as the sewing, as the cutting.
Speaker 1: All matters, All contributes, All creates the whole, the beauty
Speaker 1: the quilt. First row done, set aside, second row, same process,
Speaker 1: but different. The seams pressed opposite direction to first row.
Speaker 1: This row right, first row left, the alternating the nesting
Speaker 1: the secret.
Speaker 2: To perfect matching. When rows are joined, the seams will
Speaker 2: nest into each other, the bulk distributed, the points perfect,
Speaker 2: the beauty assured. Row by row.
Speaker 1: The pressing continues, alternating directions left, right, left, right, the
Speaker 1: pattern that insures perfect matching, perfect joining, perfect quilt. All
Speaker 1: seven rows pressed, perfect, ready, beautiful. You lay them out
Speaker 1: on the table in order. Row one, row two, row
Speaker 1: three down to seven. The order important, the pattern designed
Speaker 1: specific Each row in place, in position, ready to join,
Speaker 1: to become one backed machine with rows long rows seven
Speaker 1: squares long, about thirty five inches each row. The joining different,
Speaker 1: now longer seams, more care, more attention, but same process,
Speaker 1: same steps, same love. Two rows first two row one,
Speaker 1: row two. You pick them up, carefully, not mixing order,
Speaker 1: not disturbing the pressed seams. Gentle handling, always gentle with quilts,
Speaker 1: with fabric, with making right sides together, the pretty sighides
Speaker 1: facing each other hidden for now, the wrong sides out visible,
Speaker 1: showing the seams, the stitching, the construction that will hide
Speaker 1: when turned, when done, when finished, the edges aligned carefully, precisely,
Speaker 1: all along the length, thirty five inches of alignment, of precision,
Speaker 1: the seams nesting, You feel it, the seams from one
Speaker 1: row fitting into seams from other row, like puzzle like
Speaker 1: magic like perfect nesting, creating perfect points where four fabrics
Speaker 1: meat pins maybe for this long seam, important seam pins
Speaker 1: at each seam intersection, holding the nesting, the matching, the
Speaker 1: perfection in place, while sewing, while stitching, while joining forever
Speaker 1: to the machine, the long row, the joined rows beginning
Speaker 1: at one end the edge underfoot pressure, foot down, securing
Speaker 1: the fabric ready to stitch, to join, to make two
Speaker 1: rows into one foot on pedal gentle pressure, the machine starts,
Speaker 1: the needle begins, the stitching through four layers, two from
Speaker 1: each row, all together, all joining, all becoming one slowly
Speaker 1: more slowly than single squares. This longer, this more important,
Speaker 1: This needs more care, more attention, more focus. The edge
Speaker 1: must stay quarter inch the whole length. The seams must
Speaker 1: stay nested, matched, perfect the whole way. Your hands guiding
Speaker 1: the fabric through machine, not pulling, never pulling, just guiding,
Speaker 1: just supporting, just there, the machine doing work, the needle stitching,
Speaker 1: the thread binding. You just present, just careful, just loving
Speaker 1: this into being. Each seam intersection approaching, slowing slightly. The
Speaker 1: needle must pierce exactly at the intersection, exactly where four
Speaker 1: fabrics meet. The point, the match, the perfection, checking as
Speaker 1: you go, as you sow. Yes, perfect, the point matched,
Speaker 1: the seams nested, the stitching exact, Moving on to next intersection,
Speaker 1: next point, next perfection, The seam complete.
Speaker 2: The length joined.
Speaker 1: Two rows now one removed from machine, examined, the seam straight,
Speaker 1: the points matched, all of them, everyone perfect, beautiful, satisfying,
Speaker 1: good work, good sewing, good loving.
Speaker 2: Three rows.
Speaker 1: Now the third row joins to the pair, same process,
Speaker 1: same care, same love. A line, nest pin, stitch, check perfect,
Speaker 1: another seam, another joining, another step toward whole. Four rows,
Speaker 1: five rows, the quilt growing, getting bigger, getting heavier, more
Speaker 1: fabric to manage to feed through machine, but still manageable,
Speaker 1: still easy enough, still perfect process. The weight you notice,
Speaker 1: the quilt getting substantial, getting real. The fabric the batting
Speaker 1: will add more weight. The finished quilt will have good weight,
Speaker 1: comforting weight, the weight that says warmth, security, love, good weight,
Speaker 1: perfect weight. Six rows joined, almost done, one more last row,
Speaker 1: final join, the seventh row waiting ready to complete the
Speaker 1: top the quilt top, the almost finished top. Pick up
Speaker 1: the joined six rows and the seventh last row, final
Speaker 1: row a lone row waiting to join, to belong, to
Speaker 1: complete the whole, same care, same process, same love. A line,
Speaker 1: nest pin stitch, the last long seam, the final joining,
Speaker 1: the completion of piecing of top of this part of
Speaker 1: making the seam stitching, the needle working, the thread binding
Speaker 1: you watching the final inches, the final points, the final perfection,
Speaker 1: almost done, almost complete, almost there, the last stitch, the
Speaker 1: final quarter inch, the end of seam, of joining, of piecing, done, complete, finished,
Speaker 1: removed from machine, the quilt top, all joined, all one,
Speaker 1: all perfect, all beautiful.
Speaker 2: All ready for next steps. But tonight this this is enough.
Speaker 1: You hold it up. The quilt top finished, complete, both hands,
Speaker 1: holding the top corners, letting it unfold, unfurl open, the
Speaker 1: full size, the full pattern, the full beauty visible now
Speaker 1: for first time, all together, all one, all perfect, not finished,
Speaker 1: not yet, still needs backing, batting, quilting, finding, but the top,
Speaker 1: the hardest part, the most creative, done, complete, beautiful. The
Speaker 1: rest will come tomorrow, next week, whenever. But this tonight's
Speaker 1: work done, perfect, beautiful, The quilt top in your hands,
Speaker 1: you examine closely every scene, every point, every square, looking
Speaker 1: for perfection, finding mostly perfection, one point maybe slightly off,
Speaker 1: barely noticeable only to you, the maker, the creator, the
Speaker 1: one who else.
Speaker 2: Where to look.
Speaker 1: But overall beautiful, overall perfect, overall, exactly as hoped, as planned,
Speaker 1: as loved into being. You drape it over your arm,
Speaker 1: the quilt top, still warm from the iron, from the pressing,
Speaker 1: from the making, the fabric soft against your skin. The
Speaker 1: weight already substantial, will be more with batting, with backing,
Speaker 1: but already real, already quilt like, already almost there. You
Speaker 1: imagine them, the recipient, their face when they open this gift,
Speaker 1: this quilt. The surprise, the delight, the knowing that someone
Speaker 1: made this with hands, with time, with love for them,
Speaker 1: specifically them, not store bought, not quick, not impersonal, but made,
Speaker 1: hand made, love made, quilt, made for them. You imagine
Speaker 1: the quilt, complete, finished, quilted, bound, beautiful, on their couch,
Speaker 1: on their bed, on their lap, being used, being loved,
Speaker 1: being what quilts are meant to be. Warmth, comfort, beauty, practicality,
Speaker 1: art and utility together in fabric, in quilt. The quilting
Speaker 1: still to come, the actual quilting, stitches that will hold
Speaker 1: all layers together, batting between top and backing, all three
Speaker 1: stitched together. The quilting that creates the texture, the dimension,
Speaker 1: the actual quiltness of quilt. You've decided already in your mind.
Speaker 1: Simple quilting for this, straight lines maybe, or simple stippling,
Speaker 1: nothing too complex, nothing that competes with the piecing, with
Speaker 1: the pattern, just enough to hold, to secure, to add
Speaker 1: subtle texture. The quilting should support, not dominate, should enhance,
Speaker 1: not overwhelm. Simple, perfect, right. The binding last step, always last,
Speaker 1: the fabric wrapped around the edge, covering the raw edges,
Speaker 1: finishing the quilt, making it complete, making it done, making
Speaker 1: it ready forgiving, for using, for loving. You've chosen the blue,
Speaker 1: solid blue for binding, the same as the squares, time,
Speaker 1: everything together, framing the quilt perfectly blue, binding, perfect choice,
Speaker 1: perfect end. But tonight, just the top, just this step,
Speaker 1: just this part, and it's enough, more than enough, perfect enough.
Speaker 1: You fold it gently, carefully, the quilt top still precious,
Speaker 1: still unfinished.
Speaker 2: But beautiful, already beautiful.
Speaker 1: The folding careful, deliberate, not crushing, not wrinkling, just folding
Speaker 1: into manageable size for storing, for keeping until next step,
Speaker 1: until tomorrow or next week, whatever you're ready to continue,
Speaker 1: to finish, to complete this, love this quilt. The folding
Speaker 1: creates new views, new patterns, the fabrics meeting in different
Speaker 1: ways than arranged, the surprise of folded quilts. Every fold
Speaker 1: creates new beauty, new pattern, new discovery, new pause. Seeing
Speaker 1: a particular combination of squares together and fold unplanned but perfect,
Speaker 1: beautiful accident, the gift of folding, of seeing differently folded complete.
Speaker 1: You place it on the shelf with other projects, other
Speaker 1: quilts in progress, waiting for finishing. The quilter's way, always
Speaker 1: multiple projects, always something waiting, always more making to do.
Speaker 1: The quilt top joins the others, waiting its turn for completion,
Speaker 1: for finishing, for becoming fully quilt but already you know
Speaker 1: this one special, this one for them, for someone loved,
Speaker 1: will be finished soon, will be completed quickly, will be
Speaker 1: given with joy, with love, with the knowledge that every stitch,
Speaker 1: every choice, every moment of making was for them, was love,
Speaker 1: was this gift.
Speaker 2: Tomorrow you'll layer with backing, with batting.
Speaker 1: We'll pin or basted or spray, whatever method you prefer,
Speaker 1: will secure the layers together, ready for quilting. For the
Speaker 1: stitching that makes three layers, one that creates actual quilt.
Speaker 1: But tonight, this the top, the piecing, the creating, the joining,
Speaker 1: all the squares into one. This is enough, This is plenty,
Speaker 1: This is perfect. Tonight's work complete, satisfying, beautiful, deeply satisfying.
Speaker 1: You tidy the workspace, the table, putting away scraps, the
Speaker 1: leftover bits of fabric from cutting, saved, always saved in
Speaker 1: scrappin for another quilt, for another project. Quilters waste nothing.
Speaker 1: Every scrap has potential, has future, has use someday somewhere
Speaker 1: in something beautiful. The threads, bits of thread, tiny pieces
Speaker 1: from trimming, from cutting, from sewing, gathered, thrown away or kept,
Speaker 1: depending on size, on color, on quilters preference. Everything tidied, everything,
Speaker 1: put away, everything in place, The tools returned to homes.
Speaker 1: Rotary cutter blade covered safety, always safety with sharp tools,
Speaker 1: the ruler back in place with others. The mat cleared clean,
Speaker 1: ready for next time. The scissors hung on hook, Everything
Speaker 1: in place, everything ready for tomorrow, for next project, for
Speaker 1: next making. The iron turned off important, very important, unplugged,
Speaker 1: even for safety, for care, for preventing accidents. The iron
Speaker 1: cooling on board will put away later when cool, when safe,
Speaker 1: when ready. The sewing machine still humming slightly, the motor
Speaker 1: cooling from work, from stitching, from making. You turn it
Speaker 1: off the switch. The hum stops silence after the making.
Speaker 1: The quiet after the work good, quiet, satisfied, quiet, complete quiet.
Speaker 1: The machine cover over it, protection from dust, from light,
Speaker 1: from everything until tomorrow, until next time, until more quilting,
Speaker 1: more making, more love, The cover fitted smooth, the machine resting,
Speaker 1: deserving rest after tonight's work. The room tidy, now clean,
Speaker 1: ready for next time, for tomorrow, for whatever you return
Speaker 1: to make, to create, to quilt. The quilter's room always ready,
Speaker 1: always welcoming, always full of potential of fabric of future quilts.
Speaker 1: The evening complete, the work done, the quilt top made
Speaker 1: with love, with care, with time, with hands, your hands,
Speaker 1: your time, your love for someone who will receive this gift,
Speaker 1: this warmth, this quilt, and no, they are loved, deeply, completely,
Speaker 1: perfectly loved. You turn off the light, the lamp over
Speaker 1: the table. The room darkens, but the work remains. The
Speaker 1: quilt top on shelf waiting, the fabric on shelves, waiting,
Speaker 1: the potential always waiting. The room rests, the work rests.
Speaker 1: You rest, good work tonight, good making, good loving, good quilting.
Speaker 1: The tradition continues through you, through your hands, through your quilts,
Speaker 1: The tradition of women creating warmth, creating beauty, creating love
Speaker 1: and fabric and stitching in quilts. The tradition alive, always alive,
Speaker 1: through quilters like you.
Speaker 2: Good night.
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Speaker 4: Nanna upon.
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