The Humility Block

Had I not pointed it out, you might not have noticed. I have a Humility Block on my card.

What's a Humility Block? Here's how the story goes: In Colonial times, the Humility Block was a quilt block, which was purposely pieced incorrectly and usually placed in the lower-right section of a quilt. The belief behind the Humility Block was that only God was perfect, and therefore, a woman could not/should not produce a perfect quilt. Later, it was said that if a bride made a perfect quilt for her marriage bed, the marriage would be an unhappy one. I came across this story several years ago when writing a story about quilts and quilters for the newspaper. It was just one of many myths and stories I discovered about quilts and quiltmaking - fascinating stuff.

I've thought of this story often when cardmaking and again today when, in my top row of blocks, I stamped the green block in the top row upside down and out of line with the others. It was the story that made me decide to leave it alone. I thought I was going to have another humbling experience, too, when I decided to round the corners of my chipboard piece to match those of my cardstock. I clipped the first one off easy enough, but after that, the corner rounder was stressed. Luckily, it didn't break like I was sure it would. I won't try that again.

Humility Square or not, I can't say I love the card. What I thought would be a good color combo - what is a good color combination for some things - isn't great for this particular card. Maybe it's just that I liked the brighter cards I posted the other night so much . . . Oh well, I can't love 'em all. At least, it afforded me the opportunity to tell a fun story.

Tools and Materials: White Daisy, Baby Pink, and Heavenly Blue cardstock; Baby Pink, Amethyst, Heavenly Blue, and Key Lime ink pads; Floral Elements stamp set; Flower Garden Dimensional Elements; Corner rounder.