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Lavender Rose
True Blue Farmgirl
1979 Posts
Brenda
Jackson
MI
USA
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 Posted - Apr 22 2013 : 11:05:03 AM
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A few months ago, I inquired about animal fabric. Here is a finished quilt. It was sent to a missionary in Zambia, Africa. Just thought some of you would like to see the finished product. I'm still interested in any animal fabric anyone may have to barter.
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Brenda
Each day we add to our legacy--good or bad.
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Blessed in Colorado
True Blue Farmgirl
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Debbie L.
Oregon
USA
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lovinRchickens
True Blue Farmgirl
3542 Posts
Kelly
Pipe Creek
Texas
USA
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Posted - Apr 22 2013 : 12:39:30 PM
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That is so pretty, what wonderful work you do. The missionary will most definitely feel very Blessed.
Blessings
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laurentany
True Blue Farmgirl
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Laurie
Patchogue
NY
USA
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Posted - Apr 22 2013 : 3:46:51 PM
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Beautiful work Brenda.
Thank you for sharing the picture with us.
Hugs,
~Laurie
"Little Hen House on the Island"
Farmgirl Sister#1403
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antoinette
True Blue Farmgirl
826 Posts
Toni
East Freedom
PA
USA
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Posted - Apr 22 2013 : 4:33:11 PM
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| It is really beautiful, how big is it? Do you make alot of quilts for the missions? |
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jenne.f
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenne
Wagontown
PA
USA
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Posted - Apr 22 2013 : 4:36:18 PM
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Brenda,
The quilt you made is beautiful
and it can be used around the world!
~blessings~
Jenne
Farmgirl #4616
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darlenelovesart
True Blue Farmgirl
8048 Posts
darlene
Loleta
California
USA
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Posted - Apr 22 2013 : 7:17:04 PM
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Brenda
That is beautiful!
I have a piece of material you might like.
email me.
darlene
I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment.
by Frances Farmer
Just follow God unquestioningly.
Because you love Him so, for if you trust His judgment there is nothing you need to know.
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Edited by - darlenelovesart on Apr 22 2013 7:24:38 PM |
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Lavender Rose
True Blue Farmgirl
1979 Posts
Brenda
Jackson
MI
USA
1979 Posts |
Posted - Apr 23 2013 : 11:58:14 AM
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Hi MJ Farm Girls,
Thank you for all your comments.
To answer your questions, I met Timothy and Jane Silcott about 12 years ago. They are Evangelist that travel the States. Jane and I met at the church I attended. We became friends and decided to make quilts by mail. We would decided on a pattern and divided it up between even and odd block numbers and then we would each make two identical blocks keep one and send each other to each other. We would each have a quilt almost the same. It all depended on how each of us decided to put the quilt top together.
I had the idea to do a quilt of the Days of Creation. We came up with the plan and I took the odd days and Jane the even days. This is the result of our joint project.
One day a young lady was going around to churches to raise support to go to the mission field. Her name is Michelle Banda. She stayed the night at our house and I showed her the quilt. She thought it would be a great visiual learning tool. Since then, I have made 6 completed ones. Sent to Guam, 2 to Italy, South America, Utah, and this one to Africa. I have another almost ready to go to Mexico.
The size is about 24 inches by 24 inches. The blocks finish at 6 inches. The blue and purple strips finish at 1 inch each. Depending on the language, sometimes, the top row and bottome rows have to be altered. Using a small block at the beginning and a large one at the end. Then the other blocks are just moved accordingly. It still comes out the same size. They fit nicely into a large mailing envelope or a suitcase. Missionaries are limited to what they can take on a plan with them, so I kept it small. There is also a sleeve on the back for a dowel rod or curtain rod to hang them.
The red border is for the blood Jesus shed for all of manknd, the purple for royalty, the blue for heaven, the white heart to show that are hearts are made white as snow after we believe and accept what Jesus has done for us, the different colors used to embroider Adam and Eve are for different skin colors, and of course embroidered on the ground to show God made Adam from the dust of the ground and breathed life into him, then made Eve.
If anyone wants to copy the quilt, by all means do so. Jane and I would be honored to have others make them. It can be difficult to find the fabrics. I keep searching for them all the time. I thought that using cartoon type fabrics would take away from the reason for the quilt.
Lavender Rose aka Brenda
Each day we add to our legacy--good or bad.
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darlenelovesart
True Blue Farmgirl
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darlene
Loleta
California
USA
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Posted - Apr 23 2013 : 7:36:14 PM
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Brenda
The quilt is beautiful and the meaning is so wonderful, You have done great work on it.
hugs
darlene
I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment.
by Frances Farmer
Just follow God unquestioningly.
Because you love Him so, for if you trust His judgment there is nothing you need to know.
I trust in you Jesus... |
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Creation Quilt
