I know our nation is not yet out of the woods. The contrast of the capitol attack on January 6 with the normalcy of the January 20 Inauguration of Biden and Harris is stark. The majesty of all the events on Inauguration Day gives me great hope and some political peace. The last four years with Trump at our nation’s helm - and those Republicans who enabled him - have been a shit storm. Disregard for convention has been rampant. But the three days of the Biden presidency point to a return to political sanity. So still I sew, but with a deep sense of optimism.
This quilt has been batted with wool and is incredibly soft. It’s 60” x 80”.
And of course more masks. Still.
Combined with my sense of a growing political peace, my heart is rejoicing for two new lives coming into this world. And for the baby quilts I’ll be making. This one is an exclamation point quilt - Get Happy! - for my doctor’s second baby.
The days are getting longer. The sun shines more. It’s still cold, and there are winter storms still to come. But in the paraphrased words of Keats, can Spring be far behind?