Melanie Maldonado has taken as much care in stitching the wording of each devotional together as she has in creating the quilt that appears on the cover of this book. The twelve designs each contain a biblical lesson from the fabric of life. Use it for yourself or, better yet, use it with your quilting group.

Unique, story-based devotions-all centered on a quilting theme-offer hope and encouragement to readers. Ninety devotions, each with a practical quilting tip.

Receive a $2 Amazon Gift Card Send receipt of purchase for the print version of this book to [email protected] and receive a $2 Amazon Gift Card. The fingers of a quilter stitch portraits of love with every pull of the thread. From the lines of the pattern to the clip of the final string, a quilter stitches moments in time. Woven through the intricate quilt blocks, stories of family, history, and hope for the future turn scraps of material into memorable tributes. In those hours of creation the quilter ponders life, legacy, and love. As the quilt folds across the lap of a quilter, reflection, prayer, and quiet moments resonate. A Patchwork of Promises: 30 Devotions for Quilters pieces together, block by block, a thought to ponder and a verse to consider. Gayle Ottemiller threads the needle of Christ and pierces the material of your life, allowing you to intertwine a deeper love of God into the quilts you create. Inside each devotion is a prayer or a patterned thought as well as a suggestion to help you make your stitches useful for the Kingdom. A Patchwork of Promises:30 Devotions for Quilters will draw you nearer to God as you quilt and tie the threaded knot tight to the hem of His garment.

Heart-touching stories themed around 12 beloved quilt patterns offer comfort and inspiration to readers.

Both novices and long-time quilting enthusiasts can enjoy this collection of meditations. With Scriptures, prayers and quilting tips, readers can discover that valuable lessons can be learned around the quilting frame as they search for and recognize God there.

Sixty story-based devotionals draw encouraging insights from quilts. This follow-up to the popular devotional The Quilt of Life includes a fact about quilts with each reading.

Quilters understand with every stitch how God can make even scraps wonderfully new and striking with a little time, imagination, and love. Now, in Beautiful Threads, Mary Tatem pieces quilters' spiritual insights and stories into a uniquely-crafted devotional that features twelve of the most beloved and recognizable quilt patterns in America. Readers will discover the historical background of each pattern and be enchanted by the beautiful line art and spiritual reflections on faith, creativity, gratitude, patience, hope, and more. With the turn of every page, readers will see the intricate threads of God's work in the lives of his people. They also will find a new way to think about God-as the One who pieces together all of the mismatched pieces of their lives into a glorious whole. Encouragement, inspiration, and celebration await readers as they discover that, in God's design, even the smallest scraps or most frayed fragments can be fashioned into something new, complete, comfort-giving, and beautiful.