Jet lag is real.Even though there's only a 7 hour time difference between Chicago and Paris, we felt it. The first day home I tried to pay for a Starbucks with my driver's license, which I grabbed before walking to town. Luckily, the people in that shop know me and let me have my drink on credit. Knowing I wouldn't be at my sharpest, I purposely left two projects which require lots of repetitive sewing. This is a jelly roll set of fabric from
Janet Clare's Aubade line my Moda. These fabrics have a softness that remind me of Cristina, the young lady who has been quiting with me for 14 years. While she has made several quilts - including quilts for others - in my studio.
In all these years I have never made Cristina a quilt. She has earned for BFA from Iowa and her Graphic Design certificate from COD and is living in her first apartment, a terrific loft in Pilson. So this quilt is for her. These are just the building blocks so far. It's a special pressure doing something for someone with such a strong sense of design. But I am going to pull out all the tricks I've taught her over the years and combine them with what she has taught me.
Julie's quilt is still on the floor. It needs some borders so that it can be used as a bed quilt. And I think I am going to make her some matching pillow cases. I am intending this quilt to be light and airy and a nice contrast from the last quilt I made her. With both of these quilts, I have loved touching all these fabrics but don't necessarily want them in my house. So it's good to make these for people I love.
The only significance of this picture is the upper narrow shelf. It has five sets of fabric that I am eager to turn into purses or totes. But not right now...
