Dear Lola,
The picture above says it all! It's better to be sprinkled with life-long friends than pixie dust! The best part of quilting and sewing is all the extraordinary friends to be made! When I moved to North Carolina nearly 8 years ago, I didn't know a single person living here! I decided to take up sewing and voila - instant friends.
People that are incredibly dear to me and have proven themselves through thick and thin came into my life through sewing. My friends Melody and Brenda have been my personal rocks. Yes, like all friendships, we can have rocky moments - but they are the stitches that hold my life together. When I got to know them, it was as if I had known them my entire life. They bring laughter into my life like no one else. In fact, we can laugh so hard that we might almost wet our pants (sorry, if that's too much information).
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| Melody, Lori, Brenda - Stitch Sisters |
No matter where sewing takes you, there are wonderful friends to be made. When I joined a block of the month program, I met another dear, dear friend Chris. We clicked immediately. We talk on the phone almost every day and try to get together to sew as much as possible. She is my retreat sister and my spiritual guide. She keeps me grounded and shares so much of herself with me. I thank God for her friendship everyday.
Over the years, selling fabric, machines, software has made me the best friends too! Connie H., Kris, Debra, Pepper, Jeannie, Jennifer, Bonnie, Jane, Jodie, Lisa, Ruth, Shelley, Renee, Dottie, Bob, Page, Julie, Sudi-Laura, Karen, Diane, Kathleen, Sharon and Pat come to mind. These ladies are super special to me and are very dear confidantes. We stay in touch at work or reach out to one another through Facebook and casual get-togethers.
Classes and trainings have brought special friends into my life too! I have tremendously enjoyed my very special relationship with Sharyn of Tuffet Source. Her sunny, happy disposition is such a joy. I have even had the privilege of working for her and helping to build the Tuffet Empire. The ladies who came from near and far to attend a workshop in Winston-Salem and are now my "near and dear"! Love them all: Kerin, Jeanne, Cheryl S., Cheryl B., Kristen, Karena, Kimberly, Judy, Nancy, Marti, Brenda, Lise, Sandy, and Kathleen.
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| Tuffet Affiliates - March 2015 |
My guild has given me super special friends too. Ina, Karen, Connie, Penny, Laura, Roberta, Sue-Ann, Myra, Ginny - the list goes on and on. Ultimately my guild also gave me the dear sweet friends in my Bee - As the Thread Turns. These ladies and I meet once a month and they keep me in stitches - literally, Love them all: Angela, Carla, Kathy, Dottie, Pat, and Rae Anne. This monthly collaboration and feeding frenzy is something I cherish beyond measure.
Lola, I could literally go on and on! When I think about it - quilting and sewing has given me more wonderful and special friends than I could have ever imagined. Thank goodness for these wonderful friends. Their friendships are definitely more magical than any amount of pixie dust!
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