Saturday, April 27, 2013

Once upon a time.............

.........in a little country town, lived a lady and two very clever little girls. Every week the two little girls visited the lady's cottage,  where the lady taught them the art of stitching. They all had such fun playing with fabric, lace, buttons and whatever bits and bobs their creative fingers could find.
 
One day the little girls decided that they each wanted to make a beautiful quilt. So the lady recycled a bundle of cast off jeans and cut them up into big squares. 

 
 
 

The little girls whirred happily away on their sewing machines and joined each patched piece of denim into two magical quilts.
 

 
 
 
But, the little girls decided that they wanted to embellish their quilts with colourful scraps of fabric. So they designed and appliqued  smiling butterflies to their quilts and hand stitched long strips of pretty fabric, magically fashioning these strips into beautiful flowers, to sit cheerfully atop their quilts. 
 
 


Day after day the little girls stitched happily away until, with the very last stitch, sat two enchanting quilts where flowers flourished, weaving their way in and out of jean pockets, with butterflies merrily looking on.
 


The two little girls were so delighted with their beautiful quilts. They couldn't wait to climb into their oh so comfy beds that night, snuggle cosily under their warm and cheery quilts, and excitedly slip into the land of counterpane where magical dreams weave in and out of children's slumber.

 
The tale continues............

 
In the same little country town lived yet another very clever little girl, whose fingers magically fashioned a quilt from old jeans.


 
But, hers was not a quilt of flowers, butterflies or other such whimsical creatures. Hers was a quilt of an equestrian theme, of her beautiful Arab filly, Courage. She sewed and sewed until one day before her very eyes sat a quilt of which she was very proud.
 
 
 
The little girl could not believe that her fingers had stitched such an amazing quilt.
 
 
 
So each night snuggled under her oh so cosy quilt, she drifted off into the Land of Nod, where astride her beautifully elegant Courage, galloped as free as the wind to discover and explore faraway mythical lands.

 
THE END
 
 
PS Yes....I am the lady who lives in the cottage where children visit after school to play with fabric, have oodles of fun and learn some stitching! I might add that the three little girls in the story are only 8 years old!! Amazing really.....I am always blown away by the brilliant ideas their sprightly little imaginations conjure up!! Yes indeedy.......it is a blessed life I lead, skipping along the yellow brick road of creativity with these clever children!

7 comments:

  1. What a total blessing to have such talented "little girls" in your home!! These are fantastical and wonderful quilts. I am VERY impressed. It always does my heart good to see children sewing. Your story telling is so much fun.

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    1. Thank you Vicki. 'Tis indeed a blessed life I have as I channel my inner child and stitch merrily along with my li'l seamstresses.

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  2. Delightful! The eight year olds are obviously enjoying their time with you too. Some of my little girls love to sew too but haven't tried anything so ambitious yet.

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    1. It won't be long till your little girls are fully immersed in a little more ambitious projects......especially when they see you stitching your gorgeous creations....they will be inspired to stroll a little further along that adventurous road of creativity!!

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  3. I love your Once Upon A Time entry. I have a 9 yr. old granddaughter who wants to learn to quilt like her Gramma. At the moment, she lives in Texas and I in Ohio. But someday I will introduce her into the quilt world. She already has an eye as an artist. I'll be stopping back to visit, and if your wondering around looking for a new blog site to visit, stop and chat with me @http://Serendipityinquilting.blogspot.com
    it's a little of this and that. Sharon

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    1. Thank you so much Sharon. I am sure that it won't be too much longer until your grandaughter and her Gramma will be stitching a quilt together, having oodles of fun and making many special memories that will last a lifetime!!

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  4. Kim, that is the most wonderful thing I've read in quite awhile! How beautiful and amazing their quilts are! How fantastic that you've encouraged their creativity and taught them how to quilt!

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