tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post1864068405933233498..comments2023-07-25T11:48:39.285-04:00Comments on The Free Motion Quilting Project: Shadow Self - Part 1Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03674869334249298532noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-61618282612767969022014-06-11T15:03:55.516-04:002014-06-11T15:03:55.516-04:00I love all that you do and you are a great teach T...I love all that you do and you are a great teach THANK UFeel-N_GOoDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13159785463217709762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-59693888159569403952010-05-26T14:33:04.703-04:002010-05-26T14:33:04.703-04:00BRAVO! At least you have discovered revelation in...BRAVO! At least you have discovered revelation in your youth. Some of us are not able to turn on these lights until much later in life. Wonderful, wonderful blog and you are a fabulous young woman.Mary Keaslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908710230407490209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-1054192576018373802010-05-13T17:33:07.894-04:002010-05-13T17:33:07.894-04:00Fascinating on many levels. If you could only hea...Fascinating on many levels. If you could only hear the positive thoughts I've had about you when I read your blog, you might have some other words coming out of the negative magic mirror you look at.<br /><br /> You seem to accomplish a lot each day, each week. You are a higher energy person than I am, perhaps a "driven" person, which is, perhaps, explained by your post today. Perhaps you are always working to try to be good enough. Good enough for who? You are good enough for your child and good enough for your blog audience, but even more, you are good enough for yourself...even if you stay in bed all day. Never forget that!LoieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977264499770654307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-13493393322611596482010-05-13T15:19:40.338-04:002010-05-13T15:19:40.338-04:00It takes a lot of courage to open up about inner s...It takes a lot of courage to open up about inner struggles. I have to say, turning them into beautiful artwork is probably the best use I've seen made of negative emotions. <br /><br />I learned to love myself by loving my daughters. I had to stop and say to myself, "Why I am letting this happen? Would I want Madelaine or Carolyn to have to put up with this?" It changed a lot of my behaviors for the better.lwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08731797783816953087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-20814841704354686792010-05-13T12:25:22.502-04:002010-05-13T12:25:22.502-04:00Hi, I just had to comment on your post. It takes a...Hi, I just had to comment on your post. It takes a lot of courage to share about INV - People who don't really have one can't understand how debilitating it can be. It can be so extremely difficult to believe in your own worth. Thanks for opening up, it is nice to be reminded I am not the only one with this demon to face. For me, I started keeping a journal of positive statements about myself and reading it almost every day. I tell myself, this is the true me, the real me, the me I choose to see. Thank again for sharing - and PS the quilt looks fab!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725022029753732338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-61611619770040151132010-05-13T09:48:25.832-04:002010-05-13T09:48:25.832-04:00Have you read 'The Shack' by Young? It...Have you read 'The Shack' by Young? It's the story of one man's journey out of darkness and well worth the read.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04892322074394060488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-50401237150960309562010-05-13T09:33:05.565-04:002010-05-13T09:33:05.565-04:00Your blog is so encouraging on so many levels - yo...Your blog is so encouraging on so many levels - you've helped me more than anyone get a start and become comfortable with free-motion quilting, but also, you are so open with your struggles and you have found a way to use your quilting as a bit of therapy or a way to work through things. I would love to incorporate such things in my own life, as I'm enduring a few personal struggles of my own (and I have an INV also). I've never really designed a quilt before, but I'm thinking of starting with a mini-quilt. Thank you so very much for sharing these intimate things with us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-20515809564438047402010-05-13T08:23:44.332-04:002010-05-13T08:23:44.332-04:00How you live your life is a choice. I'm glad ...How you live your life is a choice. I'm glad you have decided that your glass is half full!!Rosie1925https://www.blogger.com/profile/14232906422200267881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-88238032635846770402010-05-12T23:07:48.216-04:002010-05-12T23:07:48.216-04:00Shining a light is the only way to make the shadow...Shining a light is the only way to make the shadows go away. That's true metaphorically as well as literally, and you're turning a great big ol' spotlight on the shadows by creating the quilt - and by posting about it. Congratulations, and I hope that you continue to learn to value your self. We certainly appreciate your skill as a quilter, instructor, and artist. <br />You might be interested in a blog called <a href="http://www.ordinarycourage.com/" rel="nofollow">Ordinary Courage</a>. It's wonderful, by an author named Brene Brown, who writes about shame, perfectionism, that sort of thing. She focuses especially on how shame affects women.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-6646904613775996182010-05-12T22:53:25.982-04:002010-05-12T22:53:25.982-04:00Is regan referring to the most fabulous book by Dr...Is regan referring to the most fabulous book by Dr. Wayne Dyer "Change your Thoughts, Change your Life"? If not, then I am. Go get it. It will change your life.<br /><br />glen: I understandGlen QuiltSwissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02663112676927847239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-75957281375157253042010-05-12T21:50:47.182-04:002010-05-12T21:50:47.182-04:00I have your blog in my reader so that it comes to ...I have your blog in my reader so that it comes to me every day. I love to see the beautiful free motion designs. But I had to comment today because here I see the movement from beautiful quilting to artistry with the 2 quilts you discussed, the light and the shadows. I think it becomes art because it goes beyond the beauty of lines, though it includes those, to the truth of life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-73612465458234761042010-05-12T21:23:22.114-04:002010-05-12T21:23:22.114-04:00Change your thoughts and you change your world. G...Change your thoughts and you change your world. Good for you for taking the risk and being brave enough to face your own inner workings. Facing one's true self in the mirror can be so terrifying, but there is NO WAY to better yourself if you don't take the leap.Regan Rotheryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231323746880091706noreply@blogger.com