Pattern: Pentecost Quilt (Banner/Table Runner)

January 27, 2016 by faithandfabric 1 Comment

Acts 2:1-4 says: “When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.” I’m always struck by the powerful images of Pentecost – the Holy Spirit coming down to the disciples, touching them as the stood watch, giving them the abilities they needed to go forth in their mission. I wanted to create a quilt memorializing this moment – and serve as a reminder that we, too, are given gifts and abilities to empower us on our mission, too. This quilt was designed in a tall, vertical layout, with the flames reaching up towards the dove. The bold red background pops against the white, and the gradual fading of color in the tongues of fire from deep red, to orange, to yellow mimics the heat of burning flames. The dove and flames are paper pieced, which gives it that amazing ability to move and curl just like real flames! The border plays off the colors in the flames as it, too, follows a similar color progression from deep red at the bottom to the brilliantly pure white at the top. I look forward to seeing how your Pentecost quilt turns out! (…and don’t forget, the feast day of the Sacred Heart is 19 days after Pentecost ends. Here’s a quilt pattern honoring the Sacred Heart.)

Capture the beauty and power of Pentecost with this unique quilt pattern!

Below are some of the Pentecost quilts made by our pattern testers, a wonderful group of quilters of all experience levels who help ensure that the pattern you download is as perfect as it can be. Click on those who have a blog address in their photo; it’ll take you to their site! I’d love to share any photos you make of the Pentecost quilt, so be sure to send me a photo or two of your final project and I’ll add it to our photo library below (in alpha order by quilter). Happy quilting!

Just for fun…this post also appears on these great Catholic and quilting sites!

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Pentecost: The Difference in Bible Translations

May 10, 2013 by faithandfabric 2 Comments

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Whether it’s the King James, New American Standard, Common English, English Standard, or another translation/version, we’re all reading the same Bible, right? …right? Maybe not.

I recently preparing the end-of-mass announcements for an upcoming workshop at our parish, where we will be making these adorable Flaming Pentecost Cupcakes. As usual, I sent the wording of the announcement to our pastor for final review, and was initially surprised to receive back a slightly edited version (usually it’s a “good to go”). I made the small change without thinking much about it, as shown below, and moved on.

ORIGINAL: In
the Bible, Acts 2 tells us how “When the day of Pentecost arrived, [the
disciples] were all together in one place when suddenly there came from heaven
a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they
were sitting. Divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each
one of them, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit.” (English Standard Version)

MODIFIED: In
the Bible, Acts 2 tells us how “When the day of Pentecost arrived, [the
disciples] were all together in one place when suddenly there came from heaven
a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they
were sitting. Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and
came to rest on each one of them, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit.” (New International Version)

Later that night, I started to think more about the change. Was there really that big a difference in the wording? I tried to picture both scenarios: in the original, I imagined the disciples in a room, and flames of fire suddenly appearing, each as a separate flame, above each disciple…almost like bubbles floating and landing. In the second, I again imagined the disciples in a room, but this time the flames – instead of first appearing as separate flames – appeared as a single source which then divided and came to rest above each disciple.

Truly, this is quite a different image! The Holy Spirit appeared as a single flame, which divided and came to each disciple as opposed to a bunch of random flames popping up and landing on each disciple. I can understand why this change was made.

What I took away most from this was the importance of reading through and understanding the impact your Bible version/translation has on the way the Story is told. Each translation is slightly different, and while each change may seem small, the net effect of all the changes can add up. It’s worthwhile to read not only your version/translation but be aware of the impact other translations can have on the way the Story is interpreted!

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RECIPE: Pentecost Flaming Cupcakes

April 27, 2013 by faithandfabric 6 Comments

pentecost flaming cupcakes family kids activity recipe

Celebrating Holy Days with praise and worship is a given…and bringing that celebration home (and not just leaving it in the church parking lot as you leave after mass) is just as important as attending the Holy Day celebration.

A great way to bring that celebration home for Pentecost is to bring the fire of the Holy Spirit right into your kitchen with some flaming cupcakes. While your son may be disappointed that there are no pyrotechnics in these flames, I promise he’ll love the taste of the end result.

These make a great activity to do together as a family, and while the cupcakes bake you can read Acts 2:1-47 and meditate/share with your family on the importance of this day. Don’t forget the impact your Bible version may have on this passage!

As Pentecost is often called the birthday of the Church, baking some cupcakes – or making one large cake – become even more relevant. I first fell in love with this idea when I saw Kelly’s white flame cupcakes, and modified the design a bit to add more color into the marshmallows and icing. I’m so happy with the way they turned out! Noreen also came up with a great candy melt to make her flames – worth checking out.

WHAT YOU NEED

cake mix (I used strawberry cake mix
, but red velvet would work great too)
white icing
food coloring in red and yellow
red sprinkles
mini marshmallows
kitchen scissors
muffin/cupcake pan
muffin/cupcake liners

HOW TO MAKE

Bake cupcakes according to package directions, and allow to thoroughly cool
In two separate plastic storage bags, mix approx. 1c mini marshmallows, 1/8 tsp (a few drops!) of water, and a few drops of yellow food color. Do the same in the other bag, but add the red food color. Shake to mix the color onto the marshmallows…it won’t evenly spread, and that’s perfect. Lay the colored marshmallows out on a plate to dry. See photo above.
Divide the icing into two bowls. Color one bowl red and one yellow. Ice the cupcakes with the two colors, allowing the colors to merge as you decorate the cupcakes. I did this by putting alternating spoonfuls of the yellow and red icing into a piping bag and piping small stars onto the cupcakes. Tip: Make the red one really red! I had to come back and add more coloring to the orange shown above to make it not just mesh with the yellow when they were in the same bag.

Cut the marshmallows diagonally, and dip the sticky part of the marshmallow into the sugar sprinkles. Stick the “flame” into the icing and lightly pinch the tip of the marshmallow so it gives a more realistic flame appearance. Lick your fingers to get off the extra icing. Kidding. Not.

Be creative! There’s no right or wrong way to do this. I made a few samples and played around with different styles until I found one I liked!

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