Tag Archives: Hope’s Journey

Hope’s Journey has spent a couple of days on the longarm quilting frame and is nearing the finish line, with only the hand stitching left to do on the binding. I plan to sit and relax, in the near future … Continue reading →

I intended to post this yesterday, as Wednesday is our usual day for Hope’s Journey, but somehow it just didn’t happen, although a lot of sewing did happen. I’ve been totally inspired by the progress that Jeanne has made in … Continue reading →

I’ve been working a little ahead of myself, knowing that next week I wouldn’t be anywhere near a sewing machine, so I’ll share what I have so far and then you will have to let me off the hook next … Continue reading →

‘Captivity and Flight’ is the title of Chapter 5 and it refers to the warrior raids on settlements, in which many women and children were captured and often assimilated into Aboriginal culture. Those women who managed to escape and return … Continue reading →

Last week I managed to sew all the blocks from Chapter Four, titled ‘Independent Women’, and truly enjoyed reading Betsy Chutchian’s introduction to the chapter. With blocks named Old Maid’s Ramble and Old Maid’s Puzzle, one could begin to understand … Continue reading →

“Hope” is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all – Emily Dickinson And so begins Chapter Three in Hope’s Journey, with one … Continue reading →

Last week I got started on chapter two with the Forest Path block and this week I completed the remaining sampler blocks in that chapter, including the one above, Broken Dishes. This was a fairly easy block to put together … Continue reading →

My journey with ‘Hope’s Journey’ has officially begun and although I started with a different block, I’ve now gone back to the front of the book and started at the beginning with chapter one. The first block is Lady of … Continue reading →