This week-end was the semi-annual general conference for the church. For the women there are two sessions on Saturday and two sessions on Sunday (the men have an additional Preisthood session on Saturday). To keep my hands busy (and to stay awak alot easier) I try and have some handwork to work on. I thought I had lost my bag that had my handwork for The Generations Unite project. (I did not want to think this was possible becaue it contained 3 pieced blocks that had all the embrodiery work completed on and a 4th block that was about 3/4 the way completed. I have looked everywhere to no avail. I am just glad that I had heeded the prompting and taken out the block of my mother’s so it didn’t get lost. This bag also contained my little light I use when I am working in a place that I need more lighting – which I would for the conference sessions because Tom and I go to the church and watch in the chapel. They usually have all the lights out except for a few dim lights – not enough for my nearly 50 year old eyes to work in. On Thursday I order a new Mighty Brite light from Amazon.
At the Saturday morning session (12-2pm our time) I worked on completing a couple of the secondary designs that are being formed when piecing the blocks together.
As I worked on completing this design it was an amazing experience. As my stitches touched my mother’s (who passed away almost 8 years ago) stitches and they worked together to create one design. I really did feel the generations uniting in this project.
Here is a view of the completed secondary design with some of my pieced blocks showing along with my mother’s embrodiery blocks.
Also – time for a happy dance. This morning I moved a box in prepations to take some things to the Salvation Army that Emily doesn’t want anymore and there was my lost bag. I found the blocks that I thought were lost. What a great amount of time I just saved. I can’t wait to finish sewing the top together – but other things HAVE to been done first.
That exactly what I do to stay awake easier. I stitched closed another group of balls for humanitarian.
That is such a beautiful experience. Thanks for sharing!
Mom that is so neat!