tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post8549736719311860832..comments2024-03-19T03:25:48.226-04:00Comments on Quiltville's Quips & Snips!!: Suzanne’s Ties That Bind.Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-68116245458035593802017-01-06T19:49:01.679-05:002017-01-06T19:49:01.679-05:00That is so beautiful, Bonnie you never stop giving...That is so beautiful, Bonnie you never stop giving and loving and more giving and more loving. How do you do it? And so well!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-23649426936844731332017-01-05T21:15:38.945-05:002017-01-05T21:15:38.945-05:00I finished my "Leo Loves Evelyn" quilt a...I finished my "Leo Loves Evelyn" quilt and gave it to my father-in-law on New Years Eve. He and I had a good cry together. I used my mother-in-law's blouses and shirts to make broken dishes blocks. I think we are all broken without her. He called me last night. He had slept under the quilt in their house in Montana. He shows the quilt to everyone who visits and everyone has a good cry. He said thank you and "I am beholden to you." I told him "you are very welcome." Thank you for sharing the story of Suzanne's amazing gift.janequiltsslowlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14079952744650435885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-66947067230907298412017-01-05T16:37:43.880-05:002017-01-05T16:37:43.880-05:00Thank you for posting and Suzanne for sharing. I u...Thank you for posting and Suzanne for sharing. I used the dreaming of projects and petting fabric for a few years when life's commitments took all of my physical time.. I look back and know that we all keep on by our connection to others who are "sharing" our life-no matter where or who they might be. I'm coming out of this portion and hopefully will now have the time to make some of those dreams come true.CA Bobbie https://www.blogger.com/profile/02865755310382918254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-65308438264499829722017-01-05T14:33:50.426-05:002017-01-05T14:33:50.426-05:00Thank you to all who have commented. This quilt wa...Thank you to all who have commented. This quilt was definitely a blessing - to get the initial request (and the trust that went with it!), and make it work as well as it did was not just my doing. I know that I had help!! Janet, that's awesome that you were born in Moose Jaw. Not sure when you were here last, but you wouldn't recognize the place! The Crushed Can has been demolished!!! New hospital, new rink venue, new subdivisions... Quilting through my grief has produced 11 quilts since July! At least I think that's all I have made. The outcomes are all different, but the consistency of the process is a great place to lose oneself in contemplation. Piecing brings peace! Should put that on a t-shirt, or coffee cup, lol... Keep on keeping on<br />Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01844409805554629757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-69263624285146854862017-01-05T11:00:09.541-05:002017-01-05T11:00:09.541-05:00Thank you for sharing as I was born in Moose Jaw, ...Thank you for sharing as I was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and still have family there the story was even more precious to me. Sewing is my therapy! I work in a crazy field of education, do not live near my children and changed countries to boot so quilting provides me with a much needed form of therapy. I loved this story and I love how generous you, Bonnie are with all of your quilting community - once again thank you!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17901344615050005056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-57696580941221257862017-01-05T10:13:40.001-05:002017-01-05T10:13:40.001-05:00one of your BEST 'shares'... love you and ...one of your BEST 'shares'... love you and thank you for your contribution to my life, even thru others' contributions. Yep...thanks, CatsCatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774624426854602053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-91919007129070657142017-01-05T09:22:21.074-05:002017-01-05T09:22:21.074-05:00where do you find your movies that you watch on yo...where do you find your movies that you watch on your trips?Diane larsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00627436548111057252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-10080674453757660622017-01-05T08:32:25.474-05:002017-01-05T08:32:25.474-05:00Thank you for sharing Suzanne's letter. I thi...Thank you for sharing Suzanne's letter. I think it resonates with all who quilt. A huge part of what we do is the sharing. Sometimes, the consistency of cutting, pressing and stitching helps to put our minds at rest. That is why we do what we do!<br /> NancyLPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09334909380886285787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-72253435018491238222017-01-05T08:25:42.964-05:002017-01-05T08:25:42.964-05:00That is one beautiful quilt! Thanks for sharing! ...That is one beautiful quilt! Thanks for sharing! tealeafquiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214543099275757978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-56217244372040653442017-01-05T06:53:26.587-05:002017-01-05T06:53:26.587-05:00You have the most awesome events and memories in y...You have the most awesome events and memories in your life.Thanks for sharing them. Love your quilts and everything you share, including your hunt for the perfect Quiltville 2.Edie Ediehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822053394606185298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-57937236262052138002017-01-04T23:31:41.630-05:002017-01-04T23:31:41.630-05:00I love your posts Bonnie, they are so heartfelt, I...I love your posts Bonnie, they are so heartfelt, I always look forward to reading them. Thank you for sharing this personal side of Quilting.Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833251504109166543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-39788770310385924752017-01-04T22:01:24.672-05:002017-01-04T22:01:24.672-05:00Thank you for that quote most of all. I am dealin...Thank you for that quote most of all. I am dealing with some loss of friends - well I thought they were friends - who have made it impossible for me to go on a particular retreat that I loved. Apparently from what I have heard they don't love me, as much as I love being with them. But I have found that there are a lot of friends out there who do like me for me and they are my concentration for 2017. My word this year is "Patience", with myself and with others. Have fun with your family and getting back into the swing of teaching. You have so much to share and I am so thankful that you choose to share it through your blog.BrenWall61@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435705584787415340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-54647291471068912972017-01-04T20:48:00.488-05:002017-01-04T20:48:00.488-05:00this post made me cry. I have made baby quilts a...this post made me cry. I have made baby quilts and the mommies have cried. <br /><br />My mother finished a large quilt for my adult daughter just days before having a major stroke. It was the last thing she made. It was a hodge podge of colors, nothing that would win a prize at all. But my daughter won't trade that quilt for anything.<br /><br />My mother in law made a crocheted lace tablecloth for everyone of her young granddaughters when they were young. She wanted them to be given out when they got married. I saved that tablecloth for 25 years and was so happy to present it at her shower - everyone was crying.<br /><br />Yes - that is why we craft, sew, quilt, and love.moknowsallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07705655672540638428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-65372102959686844752017-01-04T18:16:03.299-05:002017-01-04T18:16:03.299-05:00Quiltership! Yes! A fellowship of quilters. Women ...Quiltership! Yes! A fellowship of quilters. Women of the heart and needle. <br />Thank you to you and to Suzanne for sharing her story.<br />And to commenter Trudi who 'often cries as she quilts.' You are not alone, Trudi. I cry and pray. As have women for many generations. If only those old stitches could talk, the stories of heartache and joy they could tell. That is why each antique quilt scrap is so precious. Each one represents the real life times of real people.<br />Thanks, BonnieLindahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08450792092084530798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-20386913658812155872017-01-04T17:18:45.425-05:002017-01-04T17:18:45.425-05:00Thank you for sharing the beautiful story & be...Thank you for sharing the beautiful story & beautiful quilt! Mary Boltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05695496882358632001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-40992884068899125792017-01-04T16:31:30.841-05:002017-01-04T16:31:30.841-05:00Hi Bonnie, Thanks for the story. My precious brot...Hi Bonnie, Thanks for the story. My precious brother, Tim, died suddenly this past September and it was really hard to bear. I spent Thanksgiving with my sisters in Chandler because we know that we only have so much time left and want to share it with each other. Wish I could be there with the group -- it would be soooo fun to meet you and quilt with the group. I am working on Talkin Turkey right now -- hand quilting, if you can believe it!!! and loving every minute. Thanks so much for all you do for us.<br />Susan -- Sacramento , Calif.SUES CUSTOM QUILTShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190968797206103474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-696828376799690552017-01-04T15:00:26.040-05:002017-01-04T15:00:26.040-05:00As always your posts are so personal and so lovely...As always your posts are so personal and so lovely, Bonnie. I love the way you love your Dad and are so connected to him and have the opportunity and use it to spend time alone with him. Time to be treasured.<br />And Suzanne's story touched me deeply as well. I went through the exact same situation. I first lost my mother, having to put her into a nursing home in her home town, 1500 mikes from where I lived. And then i watched her disintegration, surgeries, illnesses until finally she was at peace. I made her a quilt at her request, she wanted it in my favorite color of purple. I never finished it as I was so busy going back and forth taking care of her and my baby brother who was struggling with health problems and worst of all, with mental illness. Not long after I lost my mother, I also lost my brother. At the same time I struggled with my own health and had a baby granddaughter that was having development problems. We have spent hours upon hours of time with her in the past 6 years in the midst of the loss of both our mothers and my brother and I have had little time to actually quilt. <br />However my hope has been that one day life would smooth out a little and I would find that time. In the meantime these stories and Bonnie's posts and tales of her quilting life have all kept me going almost daily as I have known that someday I will be able to say this chapter is closed and I can start piecing my own life back together. I think that time is finally her. And the good news is that part of my "therapy" has been gathering the fabric, the notions and the patterns in the wee hours when I don't sleep and on the days when my mind has been too exhausted to do anything else but dream of quilting.<br />Thank you, Bonnie, for keeping me and so many others going. The days you write that you got it together even with a bad cold, makes me realize that I can do it, too! God bless you and God bless Suzanne in Moose Jaw. grammaterry6https://www.blogger.com/profile/14248245495720149493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-81113164023471063762017-01-04T14:32:04.231-05:002017-01-04T14:32:04.231-05:00Just when you think you have it rough...then there...Just when you think you have it rough...then there is a story like Suzanne's! We should all count ourselves lucky. But even during her pain and loss she found something in herself to help a friend. That really is what quilting can do I believe.<br />Enjoy your time with your dad.Deanna Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16154397869601261568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-37608870793797809902017-01-04T11:08:05.058-05:002017-01-04T11:08:05.058-05:00Bonnie thanks for the great story shared, we all h...Bonnie thanks for the great story shared, we all have been in an emotional melt down in the past. But love, smiles and laughter makes healing easier. Grammydianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07390776697639918256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-55969257553972963932017-01-04T11:06:03.463-05:002017-01-04T11:06:03.463-05:00Suzanne....thank you, thank you for sharing this t...Suzanne....thank you, thank you for sharing this truly lovely story.Diane Motleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11168712829561631134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-43304577376887891502017-01-04T10:33:52.122-05:002017-01-04T10:33:52.122-05:00To Suzanne, what courage and discipline you showed...To Suzanne, what courage and discipline you showed in working through all your emotions on these projects. I have just received a similar request from a very close friend; she has asked for four quilts, one each for her children and one for herself. I immediately said yes and then fear set in. You have shared your story and now perhaps I will find the resolve to work on my own journey. What a wonderful gift you have given and I am glad it helped you too.<br />Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03828277633504135009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-55033242678641582472017-01-04T10:28:41.252-05:002017-01-04T10:28:41.252-05:00Oh Bonnie (and Suzanne), I just am floored (tho I&...Oh Bonnie (and Suzanne), I just am floored (tho I'm actually sitting,let's just think fanny floored) with your words! I am so emotionally involved, my heart hurts for you Suzanne, I am so sorry for your and your family's loss. Love the quilt, you did a fabulous job. And I remember your FB post sharing, I commented how I even liked your towns name of Moose Jaw.<br />Bonnie, may your Arizona trip be all you plan and more. Safe travels and prayers to your health, no colds!jackierohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01685595003297913955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-80435268472743345872017-01-04T10:24:25.661-05:002017-01-04T10:24:25.661-05:00Hi Bonnie, have you ever flown into Sky Harbor and...Hi Bonnie, have you ever flown into Sky Harbor and seen the fountain hills fountain going off? It was spraying the first time we flew into phoenix and we spent the rest of the trip figuring out what we had seen and visiting it in person. Fun times. Susan In Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09165885066527557584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-896332433405790142017-01-04T10:22:32.867-05:002017-01-04T10:22:32.867-05:00Thank you for sharing a true story, one that motiv...Thank you for sharing a true story, one that motivates and makes us grateful to be quilters. I think it chose me.Linda Swanekamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07291121742617818637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-61984936327037953522017-01-04T10:10:17.535-05:002017-01-04T10:10:17.535-05:00Totally brought back memories of quilting in the w...Totally brought back memories of quilting in the wee, wee hours of the night while worrying about my sick father. "Quilt Therapy" is not just a slogan, it's so true! Love all the quilts, tips, and friends! Thank you, Bonnie!Susie Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01983123679473675732noreply@blogger.com