title: Devotions for Quilters - Quilting for Jesus: Lessons from the Fabric of Life
author: Melanie Maldonado
description: Melanie Maldonado resides in the beautiful river hills of southern Pennsylvania with her cherished husband and three daughters. The quilting group originated out of a love for God and His creativity seen in the natural beauty all around her and the desire to celebrate and reflect that creativity in fabric. The Flying Needles is a specialized "Small Group" under the leadership of The Worship Center, which she attends, although several denominations are represented by the ladies that participate. All are welcome.
zlib_text: _To Meg, with many thanks_
  
  > MOST PRIVY AND SECRETE
  
  > THE DAYBOOKE OF MY LADY GRACE CAVENDISH,
  
  > MAID OF HONOUR TO HER GRACIOUS MAJESTY
  
  > QUEEN ELIZABETH I OF THAT NAME
  
  > LYING AT THE EASTERN CORNER,
  
  > THE MAIDS OF HONOUR, THEIR CHAMBER,
  
  > UPPER PASSAGEWAY,
  
  > WHITEHALL PALACE,
  
  > WESTMINSTER,
  
  > MIDDLESEX,
  
  > GOD’S OWN CHOSEN KINGDOM OF ENGLAND
  
  ![](Images/image00078.jpeg) to write all my prayers and meditations in. That’s
  what Mrs. Champernowne said when she gave it to me for my New Year’s Gift—and
  that I could make one of my beautiful embroideries for its cover, which I
  shall do, because I like making pictures with stitches. But why should I drone
  on like Lady Hoby about Improving Passages and Sorrowful Meditations on my
  sins? How boring!
  
  Anyway, I don’t commit any very terrible sins, apart from once ruining my gown
  when I jumped off a log. And losing things. That’s why I haven’t written
  anything in this before—I lost it under my bed for a while. But now I’ve found
  it I’m go