Blogging?  What's this, who has time what with msn, yahoo, ichat, other chats I can't even remember, yahoo groups,  facebook, email, gmail, incredimail not to mention dirty dishes, laundry, dust bunnies, dirty bathrooms, these horrid floors to clean and my sewing.  Whew!  I don't have time for a mani/pedi or a massage, and forget about a haircut!  Plus I have discovered too many ebloggers that are just pure fun to read, much more so than me so stop now!  

And I'm trying to be a better daughter, mother, grandmother, friend and keep in contact with all that apply to those titles from me......I'm overwhelmed with it all.  I think I'll just take off and read my book for a bit.  I'm so into the James Patterson series, the Women's Murder Club, they keep me flipping the pages and I just won't let myself read ahead......I've got a cup of tea so off I go.  You people out there, "talk amongst yourselves, I'm busy!"

Let's start with Gratitude,  I'm grateful for my husband, flowers in bloom, the birds singing, my jeans fit, a full tummy.  Well not so sure about that full tummy bit.

I spent yesterday working with my fellow Dubai Quilters on our Charity Quilts for the show this spring.  We had a potluck lunch and worked in two teams constructing two quilts identical except for fabric.   It' was a great way to spend an otherwise lonely day in Dubai.  

Today I scooted out to one of the fabric souks and purchased a whole new array of pastel fabrics.  Tomorrow I sew.  

September 2, 2008

Not much of a blogger am I?   This little quilt was a collaboration between my daughter and me.....she stitched the turtles and I combined them, we both machine quilted it and then I bound it.  We made it for my niece's new baby boy, the back side is a turtle print.  We're not satisfied with our machine quilting, otherwise it turned out really cute, this picture was before the binding was hand stitched down.  

Desert Quilter begins blogging

Gratitude
1. modern technology and the ability it gives you to make new friends
2. having a hobby
3. a bright sunny day
4. flowers in bloom
5. birds singing

I stumbled on another quilters blog and enjoyed it so much, noted the sign up section and just signed up. The other quilter also included entries to a Gratitude Journal. I still tell people about that. I read Sarah Ban Breathnoch's Simple Abundance frequently. I even have her audio tapes. Ahh....idea.....listen to them again while quilting. In the book Sarah suggests keeping a Gratitude Journal. I have done that and it is life changing. It really does open your mind and your eyes and your heart to the daily simple things that you are truly grateful for but often do not notice........sort of like stopping to smell the flowers along your way.

I am expat quilter living in Dubai, UAE with my college administrator husband and one delightful white boxer who truly believes she is human. I am therefore exposed to International quilters. We come together in quilting and celebrate our differences. The women here are literally from all over the world. We have discovered that though we are vastly different as far as culture, religion, past history, and literally everything in our lives we come together in quilting and discover that underneath the layers of our histories we are all basically quite alike........we all want the same things in our lives, home, love of family and friends, good education opportunities, and peace in the world. It's been a fascinating experience to get to know these women. We've all learned so much from each other. Now if politicians quilted...maybe..........maybe we could achieve world peace.