December

This very night, while you lie quietly in your bed, open your eyes. Now, look out your window! For even at this yawning hour, so many of your friends are working to keep the world magical.
Yes they are the ones who make new stars and put them up. The ones who light and keep stars burning.
The ones who keep the moon company, feeding him when he's too thin and watching his diet when he's too full.
The ones who keep the sky and the horizon tightly fastened to each other. The ones who make sure that the night is kept buttoned-up against the cold.
And do you know what else is happening? Yes, even now some of your friends are busy making sure that all is ready for morning...
They are the ones weaving the meadows and telling trees where to stand. The ones putting fruit back on the branches. The ones painting feathers on birds and designs on the wings of butterflies.
The ones practicing the great rainbow balancing act.
The ones collecting yesterdays' raindrops, mending old clouds, and delivering newly stuffed ones.
And yes, all day tomorrow your friends will be at work (behind the scenes, of course)...
They are the ones who will raise the sun into place.
The ones who will load up the night and bring it back to storage.
The ones who will give the wind directions, fly the clouds, and tell the rain where to fall.
The ones who will make changes in the weather and decide the season.
The ones who will make sure that the sun gets down safely.
Now, while you sleep tonight...
imagine what you most would like to do to help keep the world magical?
For you know that one of these nights your friends are going to tap on your window and invite you to become one of the
Caretakers of Wonder.
As this season of hope and wonder begin, let us take steps to insure that magic and imagination grow stronger in everyone. Let us become a Caretaker of Wonder. It's a journey you will keep with you all your lives. You have the opportunity to pass it on and watch it continue growing stronger in each child that blesses your life.

I would love to take credit for all these words, but the magic was passed to me through the book "Caretakers of Wonder" by Cooper Edens. It is still available along with other books of his that embrace the "magic" that we mustn't lose. Children will always be magic and have magic. We as adults must never forget the lessons of "magic"...the lessons of love for everyone and everything.
Remember...the child is in us "still" and sometimes not so "still".

At the shop:

This is the beginning of the "official" Christmas season and we are celebrating at the shop with a new promotional sale on selected kits. All selected kits will be 40% off regular prices starting December 1st through December 14th. There are a lot of kits available that will make up fast for holiday gifts or just give a kit to a quilter you know...they will love that.
Also this week ends our 2010 Saturday Sampler quilt project "Dancing with the Stars".
It has been a great success and we want to thank all of you for your participation.
All extra fabrics on bolts and scrap bags,$5 each, and extra blocks, $5 each, will be available to the public on Thursday, December 2nd. No reservations will be taken for these products. It is strictly a "first come, first serve" policy.
Signing up for next year's Saturday Sampler Project will start on Thursday, Dec. 2nd.

We do have holiday related kits and fabrics that are new to the store and ready to be scooped up by you.


See you at the shop,

With needle and thread,
Mardi