One man’s junk certainly is another man’s treasure. Who can imagine that grabbing refuse from the discard pile would be of value? Only those who gain the insight to look beyond the immediate can value the possibilities. More often than not these include true visionaries and leaders.

Let me further illustrate because the point is quite choice. By taking scraps of fabric and weaving them together, a splendid quilt cover and wall tapestry can be designed. This is an art form and talent that has run in my family for generations. I marvel at how my mother, grandmother, and aunts created spectacular art from seeming disarray. They blended different textures and colors together to exude a certain image and message. Other times they added embellishments to convey a unique message. Sometimes there were a variety of thread colors and alterations to the fabric made to accentuate and draw attention to certain areas. Bottom line: make something remarkable from nothing. (more…)