Coasters, stitched with my own homegrown, hand dyed fabrics and some of Anne Butera’s lovely fabric, available on Spoonflower.
This fabric took my breath away when I first saw it at Valley Fabrics in Northampton, MA
What fun it was to collect these sweet prints to compliment the critters. The ferns and stumps came from Ann Arbor Sewing and Quilting Center via my daughters Lindsey and Gretta. We were shopping together for our next collaboration, via FaceTime. I fell in love with this one and asked for half a yard. :-)
Binding the quilt while watching the Tigers with Batman.
Sadly, I missed the baby shower in Portland ME in January. But here’s the baby quilt, stitched for wee Isabel, born in late March. The great granddaughter of my beloved friend Franny, I wanted to make sure Isabel had some intergenerational love sewn into this gift. Because no scrap is ever too small, I was happy to sew a bit of ladybug fabric into the label, saved from Isabel’s mama’s baby quilt I made years ago.
A while back, I made some napkins with this “quince” fabric as a housewarming gift for some friends. I used the scraps from that project to make some coasters for my friend Dolo’s birthday. I like to imagine the coasters, snug under a mug of coffee, way out in the S.F. Bay area.
Thread, fabric and love, sewing me together with loved ones in Portland, ME and Viroqua, WI and Palo Alto, CA.
Remember buddies, love is the answer.
Be fierce in your love. It’s what will get us through.
xo
ps thanks for all of your kind comments on my last post.