An Under Wraps quilt finish

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Strange to complete a quilt, yet not share a single photo of it. Yet, as safety pins gathered in their container, I knew the end was near.

All those pins pictured above were used in basting this quilt. A few nights ago I took a good look at how full the container was becoming. Yet, it seemed like a finish was days away.

Isn't that how life works sometimes? We anticipate or expect this or that to happen far off in the future, like chickens laying eggs, lol. But occasionally we are caught off guard by immediate responses or occurrences, which throw our worlds into realms odd and surprising. That's what this quilt finish is, quite a surprise.

Eggs from earlier today. Again we are gobsmacked at how prolific are our hens!

A few of my novels have ended that way, in the crafting of a draft. I'm aware The End is nigh, then a chapter emerges and so does a story's All's Well That Ends Well, assuming the tale has a happily ever after. Most of my books do, I like happy endings. Yet a few are left....adrift. Or The End sports the remnants of a bittersweet climax that somehow tempers its happily ever after.

Because sometimes life is like that too.

I write this post in part to note another quilt is finito. And that I'll share it as soon as it lands in its owner's hands, probably next week. But also to say that while life isn't always what we hope for or wish it to be, it's exactly the best way for us to grow as human beings. That's a pretty deep thing to say, especially since I'm trying to keep this brief. Eric Snyder said it best to his friend Sam Ahern like this:

Eric stepped toward Sam, leaving less than a foot between them. “Yeah Sam, that’s it. I know I’m new at this faith stuff, but he didn’t spare his own son. Why shouldn’t we expect some heartache along the way?”

I just finished reading a chapter of Nothing More Complicated, which is a funny title for a novel full of complications. But this is Book Four of ten, so it's smack-dab in the middle of high melodrama, also steeped in essential truths, like this mystery quilt. Which I can't wait to share as soon as possible.

In the meantime, enjoy the rest of your week!

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