{"id":413,"date":"2009-05-24T12:20:45","date_gmt":"2009-05-24T17:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caroldoak.com\/weblog\/?p=413"},"modified":"2025-04-10T08:31:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T13:31:55","slug":"patience-is-a-virtue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caroldoak.com\/weblog\/?p=413","title":{"rendered":"Patience is a Virtue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-414\" title=\"300quilt\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caroldoak.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/300quilt.jpg\" alt=\"300quilt\" width=\"399\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caroldoak.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/300quilt.jpg 399w, https:\/\/www.caroldoak.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/300quilt-263x300.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I love receiving pictures of completed projects from people who enjoy using my books. However, when Pat Frazier of Florida sent me pictures of her completed projects, I was blown away with her patience. Pat used all of the block designs in <strong><em>300 Paper-Pieced Quilt Blocks <\/em><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">and some of the blocks in <\/span><em>50 Fabulous Paper-Pieced Stars<\/em><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">\u00a0to make the above quilt. No doubt this took some time to complete, but did it require patience? You only need patience if you are not enjoying the process. Obviously, Pat was enjoying the process.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-415\" title=\"50fab\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caroldoak.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/50fab.jpg\" alt=\"50fab\" width=\"400\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caroldoak.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/50fab.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.caroldoak.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/50fab-251x300.jpg 251w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>This stunner of a quilt is also Pat&#8217;s. I love the black setting for the <\/span><em>50 Fabulous Paper-Pieced Star\u00a0.<span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-style: normal;\"> It really makes the colors pop.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">Just recently, I have been thinking about patience. I just saw the designs for my new fabric line due out in the fall. Oh, how I love the designs and the colors. I&#8217;ve been designing quilts in anticipation of the fabric arriving and find myself so impatient to receive the actual fabric. I keep reminding myself, patience is a virtue.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">I also just designed a new Anniversary Mystery Quilt for the <a href=\"http:\/\/groups.yahoo.com\/group\/CarolDoakQuiltingGroup\/\">Carol Doak Yahoo Group<\/a>. I&#8217;ve uploaded the fabric requirements and the cutting list for all the blocks. However, I am going to wait a bit before uploading the first block to for members to make. OK, I can&#8217;t wait to see all the quilts that will be made using this design&#8230;.patience is a virtue.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">And, I joined Facebook. I had heard of this site, but I had no clue how it all worked. I just wish I knew the workings now, rather than stumbling through to learn the ropes. I realized that starting a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Carol-Doak\/87623041713\">&#8220;Fan Page&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0was the way to go. Ok, &#8230;patience is a virtue. If you are on Face Book, do stop by and keep reminding me&#8230;lol..<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">And finally, I have a cold. My sinuses are clogged and the spring pollen just adds to the discomfort. I know it will be gone in a week or two&#8230;patience is a virtue.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">Until next time,<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">May all your quilts have perfect points,<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">Carol<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-style: normal;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love receiving pictures of completed projects from people who enjoy using my books. However, when Pat Frazier of Florida sent me pictures of her completed projects, I was blown away with her patience. 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