Tuesday, January 26, 2021

A Gift for You


Last year I shared a blog post about a Take Courage Quilt, a collage of scriptures and a mountain landscape I made. This quilt has reminded me of God's promises and God's love many times. I wanted to share the quilt design with any friends or family who would like a copy (link at the bottom of this post). My son, Samuel, helped me make the scripture print easier to read, and also made a Spanish version of the quilt. I am so thankful for his help in editing it. It is not to be sold, only to be printed for private use and enjoyment.  

There are different options for printing. 

You can download it and print it at any photo center as a picture- Sam sized it 20x30 for printing since that is a common print size. This costs about $10-15, depending on where you print it. If you print it smaller than this, it is hard to read the scriptures. 

Most photo centers also print a 50x60" fleece blanket for about $40.  Sam helped me size the picture for printing this size as well. There are Spanish and English versions of this too. 

Printing on fabric. I used Spoonflower, a company that prints any customer's design on a selection of fabrics-  cotton, silk, satin, velvet, fleece, denim, and other fabrics. It costs slightly more than the photo centers, but it's fun to pick your fabric and choose how to finish it. It will need to be finished with a backing and/or an edge if you go through Spoonflower. I have uploaded the quilt design in English and Spanish and the Original unedited quilt (links highlighted) to Spoonflower. One tricky thing is that Spoonflower only sells in 1-yard increments, they won't sell 1 1/2 yards. This quilt is longer than 1 yard, so you will have to buy 2 yards to get the full quilt. 

This is the download link for quilt

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Vz5Q23RsFVmzBshRytRrw9lv3zHlXg7R?usp=sharing

My prayer is that we remember all the wonderful things the Lord has done for us in creating our earth, in giving us his Son, for us, in making many miracles and blessings for each of us. I hope we see the Lord's love in what he has created for us.

Below is the Spanish version of the quilt.