Home Group 2Fell/Grupo de Baso 2 . . .

"And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi,

Let me now go to the field,

and glean ears of corn after him

In whose sight I shall find grace.

And she said unto her, Go, my daughter."

Ruth 2:2  KJV

(Ver la traducción española de abajo.)
 

Home Group 2Fell . . . my Home Group for the FWCC World Plenary session in Pisac, Peru. Home Groups are "an opportunity to get to know a small group of Friends more deeply, to worship and share together around the theme and the experience of the gathering." (From one of the Advanced Documents sent out by the FWCC World Office.)

 

Home Groups meet every day except Friday. Saturday and Sunday the Home Groups will grow to include Friends from Peru and Bolivia that come to share with us.

Here's what I know so far about Home Group 2Fell:

• Consists of 18 Friends from around the world;
• A Friend from Sweden;
• A Young Adult Friend from Ireland;
• A Friend from Honduras;
• Four Friends from the United States; and
• Is bi-lingual, English and Spanish.

 

The Friend from Sweden and I got acquainted as members of the '2014 Quaker Alphabet Blog' project/challenge - I'm so glad that she made that connection for me, I hadn't gotten there yet. I'm excited that we will be meeting in person and will have opportunities to share with each other.

The Young Adult Friend from Ireland, is the grandson of one of the Irish Friends that I had a most enjoyable conversation with regarding Scouting while attending Ireland Yearly Meeting in July 2013, not sure if the two of us actually met or not that week. He has a sibling or cousin that will also be attending the Plenary, and I expect that we'll meet as well.

I may be further surprised to find that I have maybe met another member or two of my Home Group previously, only time will tell. 

Through our self-introductions on our Home Groups page, I've also learned that I'm in a group of Friends that are very actively involved among Friends . . . and I've only met 6 of the 17 Friends so far! I'm looking forward to getting to know all these Friends over the next several weeks and spending time in worship, business and sharing conversation with them.

 

Looking forward to meeting many new Friends during the Plenary and making lasting Friendships - and my Home Group is a place to start.

 

"And Ruth la moabita dijo a Noemí,

déjame ir al campo y recoger mazorcas

de maíz después de él en cuyos

ojos voy hallar gracia.

Y ella le dijo, vaya, mi hija."

Rut 2:2 KJV

Home grupo 2Fell... mi grupo de casa para el CMCA mundo pleno de Pisac, Perú. Inicio grupos son "an la oportunidad de conocer a un pequeño grupo de amigos más profundamente, para adorar y compartir juntos el tema y la experiencia de la reunión. " (de uno de los documentos de avanzada enviado por la Oficina Mundial de la CMCA.)

Inicio grupos reúnen todos los días excepto los viernes. El sábado y el domingo los grupos Inicio crecerá para incluir a amigos de Perú y Bolivia que vienen a compartir con nosotros.

 

Aquí está lo que sé hasta ahora sobre Grupo hogar 2Fell:

• Consists de 18 amigos de todo el mundo;
• Un amigo de Suecia;
• Un amigo adulto joven de Irlanda;
• Un amigo de Honduras;
• Cuatro amigos de los Estados Unidos; y
• es bilingüe, Inglés y español.

 

El amigo de Suecia y casé conocido como miembros del '2014 Quaker alfabeto Blog' proyecto desafío - ¡ estoy tan contenta que ella hizo ese sentido para mí, que no había recibido todavía. Me emociona que se reunirá en persona y tendrán la oportunidad de compartir con los demás.

El amigo adulto joven de Irlanda, es el nieto de uno de los amigos irlandeses que tuve una conversación muy agradable con respecto a Scouting mientras asistía a la reunión anual de Irlanda en julio de 2013, no estoy seguro si los dos realmente se reunió o no esa semana. Él tiene un hermano o primo que estará también presente en el pleno, y espero que conoceremos así.

Seré más sorprendidos al encontrar que tal vez conocí a otro miembro o dos de mi grupo de casa previamente, el tiempo lo dirá.

A través de nuestros uno mismo-presentaciones en nuestra página de inicio de grupos, también he aprendido que estoy en un grupo de amigos que son muy activamente entre amigos... y sólo he conocido hasta ahora 6 de los 17 amigos! Estoy deseando conocer todos estos amigos sobre la próxima varias semanas y pasar tiempo en adoración, negocios y compartir conversación con ellos.

Mirando adelante a la reunión de nuevos amigos durante el plenario y hacer amistades duraderas - y mi grupo de casa es un lugar para empezar.

"I" is for Integrity . . .

"And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi,

Let me now go to the field,

and glean ears of corn after him
In whose sight I shall find grace.
And she said unto her, Go, my daughter."

Ruth 2:2  KJV

‘I’ is for Integrity . . . honesty and sincerity in all that you do; consistency in what one says and their actions. Treating others with honesty and respect in our daily lives, the way that we all should live, but many don’t.

Early Friends were known for their integrity in their business dealings – their honesty, fair pricing and the development of the single pricing market system - which lead to their success in business. But, this also resulted in their persecution as it prevented them from swearing oaths – which would have implied that they didn’t tell the truth when they were not under oath.

Integrity, speaking the truth - being consistent in your words and deeds. Treating everyone as equals – always being the same person in all situations and with all that one comes into contact with. Being solid . . . being honest and fair – always. Not standing by but speaking out about injustices seen.

The Golden Rule – “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Matthew 7:12

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Irish Chain pattern

‘I’ is for Irish Chain Quilt OR Ireland Pilgrimage Memory Quilt . . . and I’m wondering what took me so long to realize that the perfect quilt pattern for this special memory quilt was the Irish Chain. As usual, I was totally over thinking this project!

I didn't get a chance to purchase any Irish fabric when I was in Ireland and Northern Ireland - except for a few pieces of Irish Linen from Ferguson's and I had thought of putting the small squares into some sort of quilt or wall hanging . . . and when I first decided on doing an Irish Chain I was planning to stitch some of them to the solid blocks and as you will see - that didn't happen.

Nine-patch block

I choose to make a single Irish Chain with a twist or two. The single Irish Chain quilt is made by alternating nine-patch blocks with solid blocks. My fifty-four nine-patch blocks consist of three different fabrics – a green Irish print, white-on-white shamrock print and golden yellow tonal. I had made matching luggage tags from this green Irish print for each of the Friends I would be traveling with, and a few extras. The thirty-eight solid blocks were cut from the white-on-white shamrock print. The yellow tonal blocks represent the ‘pot-of-gold’ at the end of the rainbow . . . which also explains the bright rainbow stripe border! I was a member of the International Order of Rainbow for Girls as a youth member in South Bend and served on the Advisory Board for the Assembly down in Greenwood as an adult . . . so I love rainbows!

Strips sewn together
to make blocks

To simplify making all the nine-patch blocks I cut 2 ½-inch strips of the green, white and yellow fabrics and then sewed the strips together, creating 6 ½-inch by 40-42-inch strips of both green-white-green and white-yellow-white, twice as many of the green sets. From there I cut 2 ½-inch wide sections from these larger strips. Three of these strips were sewn together to create the nine-patch blocks.

The finished quilt!

There are nine photo blocks in the center of my quilt, with photos taken during the Pilgrimage, arranged in chronological order top to bottom and left to right. These blocks are all labeled with the location and the date taken. The top photos were taken in the Republic of Ireland showing our visit to Glendalough, Ireland Yearly Meeting, a ‘title’ block, Blarney Castle (and YES I did kiss the Blarney Stone . . . not that I needed too!) and tea at Cork Meeting House during IYM Sessions. The center photo is the only photo of all seven Friends that were on the Pilgrimage, as we shared dinner together at Bewley’s Hotel in Dublin. The bottom photos were taken in Northern Ireland showing Moyallon Centre (behind Moyallon Meeting House) our 'home-away-from-home' during the second week, scenes from our Black Taxi Tour, a listing of all the Friends that were on the Pilgrimage along with their home Meetings, walking the Wall (around the Walled City) in Derry/Londonderry and the Giant’s Causeway.

Some close-ups of the center photo blocks . . . 

Republic of Ireland
Glendalough - Ireland Yearly Meeting (Cork)
Blarney Castle - Tea at Cork Meeting House

Northern Ireland
Moyallon Centre - Black Taxi Tour
Walking the Wall - Giant's Causeway

The whole group!

I set-up all the photos and the printed blocks on my computer and printed them out on special fabric sheets that I had purchased at JoAnn Fabric Stores on my color printer.