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Peace from Scraps

February 26, 2013 by bluecottonmemory

Whirligig
A basket of scraps
That is what I am
A piece of me here
A piece of me there
Like flying geese scattered
Everyone pulling pieces from
This basket of scraps

Beggar’s Block
Like vines at the window
Crayon and Pencil Children want a piece of me
The Laundry Room wants a piece of me
My man wants a piece of me
The checkbook, too, reaches and grabs
My Mother’s Dream wants a piece of me
The Devil at the Window wants a piece of me
Grabbing pieces,
From this basket of scraps

Broken Dishes
All pulling pieces
To fit their design
Disregarding color schemes
pattern lines
quantity
risking crazy quilt and broken path randomness
from leftovers
in this basket of scraps

Star of Hope
God’s Eyes see me
Not like mis-matched cups and saucers
Or un-coordinated color swatches
Not as a basket of scraps
Or Party Star Pieces
The Master Designer quilts me whole
into
A Peace Quilt
To wrap around
His children
Quilting me whole
Out of a Basket of Scraps

My very first quilt – a blue cotton quilt

Posted in Crafts, Poetry, Women, Women Struggling with Challenges, Women's Self Image | Tagged Beggar's Block, Broken Dishes, Encouragement, Faith, Farm Boy Quilt, Poetry, Quilt Names, Quilting, Star of Hope, Story Quilt, Whirligig | 17 Comments

17 Responses

on January 28, 2011 at 4:45 pm | Reply onepinkfish

Thanks for stopping by Natural Simplicity today. I have loved what I have read thus far on your blog. It shows me lots about what is to come in my house overflowing with boys.
on January 28, 2011 at 5:35 pm | Reply LBDDiaries

I don’t quilt but this was really good! I love quilts and have several from gram, mom, in-law – love them. They tend to go by the wayside with the down comforter taking over the job – I think I’ll dig one out and crawl under its heaviness again! Thanks for the memory!!
on January 29, 2011 at 2:53 pm | Reply doreen mcgettigan

I love this post! I am also trying to learn to quilt. I have been saving the scraps for years I think it is time to pull them together!
Have a blessed weekend!
on January 31, 2011 at 2:21 am | Reply alisa

Love, love it!!! So perfect for us women today. We have many jobs to fill and never ending obligations to remember. It is only God that can sustain us and give us peace as we give ourselves – piece by piece- away to others!
on February 10, 2011 at 2:51 am | Reply Beth

Love this!!!
on February 26, 2013 at 11:51 pm | Reply Sharon O

So beautiful. As a quilter I understand the ‘piecing together’ to make a whole. Very wonderful writing.
on February 27, 2013 at 3:45 am | Reply Liz Eph

I love those poems at the beginning. Beautiful thoughts out of homely things.x
on February 27, 2013 at 7:39 am | Reply Linda Stoll

Our quilts tell our stories … sometimes whispered, other times rather boldly …
on February 27, 2013 at 8:38 am | Reply Brenda L. Yoder

Everything looks beautiful! Thank you so much for visiting Life Beyond the Picket Fence. It’s a great honor to raise boys. My mother in law had 4 and she has four pillars of our community. I was raised in a family of all girls and when I had my third boy I thought God was crazy! But He trusts them to us and walks us with each step! I love you site. Blessings to you!
on February 27, 2013 at 9:36 am | Reply prowessandpearls

Hi! Beautiful poem and wonderful message. I thank Him that regardless of what’s pulling at us on a day to day basis and how chaotic and messy our lives can be; He sees us in our finished state…beautiful masterpieces! Thanks for sharing! Have a wonderful day!
on February 27, 2013 at 11:29 am | Reply messymarriage

Wow! What a profound and beautiful poem, friend! I love it and I love quilts. I think I’ll probably remember this truth you’ve patched out for us in amazing words every time I look at a quilt from now on! Great job! And thanks so much for linking up at WW too!
on February 27, 2013 at 7:48 pm | Reply Becky

Beautiful!
on February 28, 2013 at 4:45 pm | Reply Pamela

Oh how I enjoyed reading this. I will certainly check back for the story.
on March 2, 2013 at 8:49 am | Reply Katherines Corner

beautiful! Happy weekend wishes to you and Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop, your participation is what makes it so much fun. Come back to Katherines Corner,I posted the new giveaway today! xo
on March 3, 2013 at 4:44 pm | Reply Trinity

Every piece of scrap has purpose and the Creator is making an amazing quilt ; We are His work, and He is preparing us for His glory!
on April 30, 2014 at 3:04 pm | Reply Sharon

Really lovely. Yes, God sees me – and in His eyes, I am perfect because of His Son!

GOD BLESS!
on May 5, 2014 at 9:59 pm | Reply Simply Beth

This was truly lovely. I’m sorry for my delay in getting by but thank you so much for sharing with TWW. I really enjoyed this.
Blessings,
Beth