Quiet & Still

"Devote your heart and soul to seeking the Lord your God. " I Chronicles 22:19 I started this page a couple years ago and finally finished the spread today. I tend to use this time between Christmas and New Year's to finish up pages or complete a Bible Quilt that's been in progress a while. Guess it's a way of tying up loose ends and preparing for the new year... How do you prepare your heart & soul for the beginning of a New Year?

Old hymnals are a great resource for Bible Quilting! Often as we are creating with scripture, we're reminded of a worship song or hymn. Adding some stanzas of favorite hymns are a fun way to add some texture into your Bible Quilt journal. Chances are you have an old hymnal available through a family member or perhaps your church that has some "retired" ones. I have several old hymnals from my Mom's stash of piano music. Some of them are falling apart anyway and have a comfortable worn edge that is a touching reminder of how much they've been loved. The old fonts are nostalgic, too! Simply tear out a page and adapt the size to fit your journal. You can use the whole song or a snippet of a stanza that is particularly meaningful to you. If the page has songs on both sides that you want to use, then copy one side and use your favorite of the two in its original form. ( The benefit to copying is that you can also shrink it down to fit on your page if needed. ) Once you've chosen your hymn, then you can harvest some verses to accompany it. Then finish off with some embellishments such as stickers, music notes, or washi tape. There are so many perspectives of the Christmas story, it's fun to do pages from a variety of viewpoints. Hymns can help capture the wonder from these different perspectives. #Christmas #biblequiltjournal #hymns #Christmascarols #Bethlehem #SilentNight #oldhymnals What's your favorite Christmas song? Share in the comments section below!

The is my first attempt at Bible Quilt Journaling. I’ve really enjoyed the process!