At the last craft camp Suse and Janet and I sat up late making and talking, as you do. Suse had cut out a million blue and green squares for her gorgeous quilt for her couch and there were more than she needed, what to do with the leftovers? Well there were enough for a baby quilt. None of us needed a baby quilt, but we thought of someone who might appreciate it and got sewing in a flurry of uninterrupted enthusiasm. Craft camp is all about the uninterrupted flurry.
After Suse finished the top I took it home and got to work on the quilting. Home is not so much about the uninterrupted flurry. Summer is not a great season for sitting under a quilt. Not even a little baby quilt. The quilting has been slow and intermittent. The kid wanted to help, which slowed things down even more but was otherwise pretty cool. Maybe his stitching will get faster for the next co-production.
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February 6, 2011 at 12:04 pm
Tania
GREAT FABULOUSNESS! God, I love craft camp. And if it is some consolation, I have had a few hours of quilting and the binding yet to do on a single sized quilt. It’s been perched on the top of my shelf, at home, for nigh on two years.
February 6, 2011 at 12:09 pm
innercitygarden
The great challenge for today, high as I am on completing the quilt, is to avoid starting a whole new project. Lord knows that energy should go in to finishing a few more things.
February 6, 2011 at 2:02 pm
janet
Awesome. I love that quilt and that you and Suse made it together. And I love craft camp and its flurries….
February 7, 2011 at 6:26 pm
suse
Oh I love that the wee boy helped. Truly a collaborative effort.
Can’t wait for delivery!
February 21, 2011 at 3:05 pm
Penni
BOOHOOHOOHOOOHOOOHOOOHOOOOO. *happy tears*
I love it so much. I seriously had tears in my eyes when I opened it. I feel so lucky and blessed. And I am sure Avery does too (especially since Suse made him giggle with glee for the first time in his life too).
Thank you both so much.
“Martin” I said, after waving Suse and Janet off. “Don’t say the Internet never did anything nice for us.”
February 21, 2011 at 3:10 pm
innercitygarden
I’m so glad you like it. It was very hard not to let the cat out of the bag when I finished it. I nearly blabbed when you said the other day that publishing needs a new structure but writing online doesn’t pay. While it still doesn’t pay the gas bill, I hope it pays off in other ways. It certainly does for me.
February 21, 2011 at 8:17 pm
Penni
Absolutely. A beautiful exchange, the best kind of currency.