Poem: You Know that You're a Quilter

You Know that You're a Quilter
a poem by Patricia L. Cummings

You know that you're a quilter
When your home could be a shop
So filled it is with notions
and cloth from Fabric Hops.

You know that you're a quilter

When you need a live-in-chef

To remind you of the need to eat
When you'd rather just be left...

To mark and cut and piece and quilt

And sing the whole day through.

You know you are a quilter

AND the things you like to do!

Your children sleep under quilts

that you have made with care.

Your husband wears a quilted vest
Even though others stare.

Your toaster sports a cover,

Quilted with your two hands.

As you work on finishing a quilt

yet another one you plan.

The world is prettier still

Due to quilts that you have made.

They adorn every surface

in homes that are humble or grand.

Doll quilts, wall quilts

And bed quilts, too,

Greet visitors and loved ones

And they're all made by you.

To all quilters now we say:

May your blessings be many,

And your troubles be few.

Take time today to celebrate

All that you do!

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