tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744887380758811454.post7738434142777953734..comments2024-01-25T17:38:17.562-06:00Comments on Betsy's Best .....quilts and more: Hope's JourneyBetsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016565001215242436noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744887380758811454.post-72096781903684292852016-11-22T18:56:43.777-06:002016-11-22T18:56:43.777-06:00Hello Betsy! Hope is eternal! May our paths cros...Hello Betsy! Hope is eternal! May our paths cross someday, because our journey is similar and filled with HOPE. "Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible and achieves the impossible" - author unknown!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744887380758811454.post-12705262065823906622016-11-19T18:23:35.454-06:002016-11-19T18:23:35.454-06:00Hello! I am new to your blog and really enjoyed re...Hello! I am new to your blog and really enjoyed reading about the women who inspired your beautiful fabrics and quilts. I'm looking forward to reading previous posts and seeing new ones too. As for hope---I'd like to think or hope my quilts tell my story, but I am not sure future generations will care to see or hear...instead my joy is in the journey of sewing each one.<br /><br />lizzy at gone to the beach<br /><br />lizzzz.d@gmail.comLizzy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13925662100321427762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744887380758811454.post-85508093534460233192016-11-16T23:14:39.091-06:002016-11-16T23:14:39.091-06:00Just loved this blog entry - such wonderful storie...Just loved this blog entry - such wonderful stories. Looking forward to "Rachel Remembered" and your new book. I share the journey of so many other women: young girl to young bride and wife to mother and now, perhaps the sweetest of all, grandmother. It's been a lovely journey; the bumps and tears along the way have made me appreciate the joys and laughter all the more. My quilts will be here after I'm gone to tell my story to my children and theirs as well.kathiquiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07916307161829672847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744887380758811454.post-82825775644894404502016-11-16T18:12:29.561-06:002016-11-16T18:12:29.561-06:00How fantastic to read all the historical reference...How fantastic to read all the historical references to your fabric lines. Men are seen as heroes for what they do but we women are the real heroes - it is our support that allows men to be men <br /><br />Mandy Adams<br />quiltingmama58@gmail.comMandy Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12164715645258167371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744887380758811454.post-2973568162196754662016-11-16T17:05:23.926-06:002016-11-16T17:05:23.926-06:00I LOVE seeing these pioneer women's stories ex...I LOVE seeing these pioneer women's stories expressed in your quilts and fabrics. My hope is that my children will have an even better life than what I have had!Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04466709417592027635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744887380758811454.post-78321086364345223282016-11-16T10:12:10.403-06:002016-11-16T10:12:10.403-06:00I already follow you and so enjoy reading your tho...I already follow you and so enjoy reading your thoughts. Your words so effectively express our past and our future. I am thankful, everyday, to be living in a democratic society, where we are blest with so many freedoms denied to others. ...so, my hope is for better times ahead.Carol Schttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13440838635441595689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744887380758811454.post-44496116401332296332016-11-15T15:15:05.650-06:002016-11-15T15:15:05.650-06:00MY Journey is always and foremost to leave this wo...MY Journey is always and foremost to leave this world a better place for my four beautiful granddaughters. They mean everything to me! Your post was just lovely and of course so are all the quilts old and new. Thank you for the chance to win! I signed up to get these emails automatically and got a welcome back Mary- not too sure how that managed to happen! All is good!<br />MaryMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04549453100724756682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744887380758811454.post-60820037215425180722016-11-15T13:36:12.574-06:002016-11-15T13:36:12.574-06:00Women's history is the reason I love antique q...Women's history is the reason I love antique quilts so very much. It's an honor to me to own an artifact and spend some time learning about it. Even the many anonymous quilts tell us something about what our fore-mothers loved, did, and valued.Tarynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03455236914872943577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744887380758811454.post-1399676885977130302016-11-15T07:09:44.513-06:002016-11-15T07:09:44.513-06:00I loved every word of this post. So often we forg...I loved every word of this post. So often we forget those that have gone before and the many lessons we can learn from them. Thank you for sharing and reminding us. jjoyner67@gmail.comlonestarquilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942088295227109515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744887380758811454.post-80790723069423580342016-11-15T07:08:04.860-06:002016-11-15T07:08:04.860-06:00I loved every word of this post. We so often forg...I loved every word of this post. We so often forget those that have gone before and the important role they played in our lives today. Thank you jjoyner67@gmail.comlonestarquilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942088295227109515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744887380758811454.post-35431480315928762842016-11-14T22:30:42.257-06:002016-11-14T22:30:42.257-06:00I hope that my grandchildren will have a safer and...I hope that my grandchildren will have a safer and more peaceful world to live in as they grow older.<br />Love reading all the history and antique style quilts.<br />kellam.susan@yahoo.comThe Victorian Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08771406484767173643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744887380758811454.post-13867360780169786652016-11-14T21:07:47.353-06:002016-11-14T21:07:47.353-06:00At one point about a decade ago, I had lost hope t...At one point about a decade ago, I had lost hope that my future could be different than my present and my past. But miracles ensued, the impossible came to pass, and the great Counselor taught me there is always hope. That lesson will never leave me. I follow you on Feedreader. Thank you for the giveaway. Kimberly at LaunderedCotton at gmail dot comKimberly Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00799677057297357892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744887380758811454.post-64033404499579157402016-11-14T20:43:47.471-06:002016-11-14T20:43:47.471-06:00You are truly an inspiration and a great historian...You are truly an inspiration and a great historian. Very nice quilts and fabrics. Being a ranch woman I rely on my faith and hope follows closely. Thanks for the chance at the give away. Hoping and crossing my fingers. :) u keep sewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160142197353254412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744887380758811454.post-31674726113144107252016-11-14T20:43:09.325-06:002016-11-14T20:43:09.325-06:00I love your story telling. It is really a beautif...I love your story telling. It is really a beautiful thing how your remember these women with fabric and quilts. I can't wait to hear more.Linda Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17228102091545617896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744887380758811454.post-17891322576172986832016-11-14T20:27:10.767-06:002016-11-14T20:27:10.767-06:00I truely enjoy your blog, I love history so it is ...I truely enjoy your blog, I love history so it is fun to read your stories. Right now I have a bundle of bramblewood decorating my sewing room for fall. Tdsvintagelifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15519932376811044264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744887380758811454.post-72391371800908111352016-11-14T20:07:11.692-06:002016-11-14T20:07:11.692-06:00I am in love with your fabric line! Your stories ...I am in love with your fabric line! Your stories make your quilts special. <br />I think my husband, Bob, would have been one of those crazy men moving everyone and everything across the prairie in a wagon. And, I probably would have gone with him. Case in point. We had all of our children in Michigan....then we moved to Connecticut, California, and Texas for his job....not even the military. Then we relocated to Kentucky, Virginia and North Carolina. And I repeat we were not military, just corporate management back in the 1970s and 80s. <br />We saw lots of this wonderful country we probably wouldn't have seen if not for moving around. <br />Its been a good life and I guess you could say full of adventure. oldmommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612058719121900588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744887380758811454.post-65304385225269190472016-11-14T19:42:19.546-06:002016-11-14T19:42:19.546-06:00Thank you for all your inspiration and sending the...Thank you for all your inspiration and sending the wonderful stories of hope. You are truly a historian, those quilts and fabrics are very nice. I am a ranch woman, with out my faith, hope sometimes would be faint. Thanks for the chance at this give away. Hoping with crossed fingers :)<br />faintu keep sewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160142197353254412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744887380758811454.post-42096468992147645862016-11-14T19:19:07.529-06:002016-11-14T19:19:07.529-06:00A journey from earlier in my life comes to mind. ...A journey from earlier in my life comes to mind. My husband and I had been married 5 years, had a 3-year-old and a 1-year-old, and were living in Houston, TX. He decided, after much prayer and research, that he needed to change careers. The mitigating factor was that his college degree prepared him only for the line of work he was currently in. Changing might mean us changing locations, even him going back to college. For me, a young wife settled into homemaking and raising my children at home with a regular paycheck coming in every two weeks, the changes ahead were very intimidating and anxiety-inducing. Would I have to go back to work outside my home? Would we be in a new place where I did not know anyone? Whom would I trust with my preschool children?<br /><br />We did end up moving to Richardson, Texas. Hubby found a different career path that required 6+ months of on-the-job training and a month of classes in New York City. Pay was extremely low his first year. To top it off, we found ourselves expecting another child his first month in the new position. Talk about a stressful adventure!<br /><br />The first several years of this new journey were hard: 3 young children, spouse working 12+ hour days to get established, many questions about the future. It got better as time went on; and now, 30 years later, we are in a very blessed position. Hope for our family's future was sometimes the main sustaining emotion for us. We praise God for his care for us and his outpouring of blessings on our lives!Susan Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09408057162903525910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744887380758811454.post-80825767294278450132016-11-14T19:12:21.372-06:002016-11-14T19:12:21.372-06:00Along with you beautiful quilts you tell a very go...Along with you beautiful quilts you tell a very good story of our history. Do have a books to recommend to learn women's history? I have been slowly collecting your fabrics and books and I would love to read some pioneer history too. It is so nice you honor these women in this way. LindaLinda Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17228102091545617896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744887380758811454.post-54692109684718272812016-11-14T18:53:09.780-06:002016-11-14T18:53:09.780-06:00Hi Betsy. You have been on my mind a lot this las...Hi Betsy. You have been on my mind a lot this last week. I think this post is remarkable and so filled with hope and a connection to our past. I love the theme of HOPE. I have learned a lot recently about my family's journey to Texas in a wagon train with a story very similar to yours. I am thankful to have finally learned their story and I know that they came out of a hope for a better future. Congratulations on the new fabric lines and the new books. You made it happen!Alice Cookseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796979608701324819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744887380758811454.post-46570385941819692002016-11-14T18:38:13.720-06:002016-11-14T18:38:13.720-06:00Your fabrics and patterns are beautiful. Thanks fo...Your fabrics and patterns are beautiful. Thanks for all you do. My hope is that our country will once again become safe strong. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03466702042120355453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744887380758811454.post-78544650117932554582016-11-14T18:35:38.774-06:002016-11-14T18:35:38.774-06:00Hi Betsy, I absolutely love your fabrics and quil...Hi Betsy, I absolutely love your fabrics and quilts! My husband and I are beginning our retirement with a move from the Northeast to your lovely state of Texas. I am filled with hope and excitement for what is yet to come. Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16367533972653132696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744887380758811454.post-62873979470596730742016-11-14T18:06:10.463-06:002016-11-14T18:06:10.463-06:00These stories are so inspiring. I began quilting ...These stories are so inspiring. I began quilting recently and love the old patterns. It has helped me so much with my own journey of hope to become well again. It is slow and long but with hope, needle and thread and my friends I'm getting there.neesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425331608738886665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744887380758811454.post-8322634325294326922016-11-14T17:01:15.794-06:002016-11-14T17:01:15.794-06:00A lovely post about the women who inspired your be...A lovely post about the women who inspired your beautiful fabrics and quilts. My hope for the future is to see my children happy and achieving success through hard work and effort. I have taught them this and I hope they will teach their children in turn. A ripple effect of honesty and trying your best.Chantalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08661507273018425876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744887380758811454.post-1681704907992474592016-11-14T16:15:44.397-06:002016-11-14T16:15:44.397-06:00What do I hope for. My wonderful hubby and I will...What do I hope for. My wonderful hubby and I will celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary in Dec. He is almost 85. I am hoping to have MANY more anniversaries. He has given me the best 25 years of my life-happy and joyful.SheilaShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06740403133604378996noreply@blogger.com