Sometime this past January I showed my husband John how to sew a seam. Then he sewed another. And another. And then he had a quilt top made. And then I quilted it for him.
He gave this quilt to a young lady who is recovering from distress in her life. We began with the four patch in the center, then added a couple borders. Then he found my Civil War reproduction fabrics and made a bunch of squares. He likes squares.
Here’s a photo of him binding this quilt. John is a retired surgeon, and at one point he came into my studio in a huff, saying, “These needles are archaic!” and looking for a curved needle…He has settled on a larger needle, I think a #3 basting needle. I did explain to him that I’ve been sewing for over 50 years, and it just takes time to get used to the small needles. He does have the grace to admire my invisible hand stitches…
So that quilt (Audrey’s Quilt) was barely out the door and he was ready to make another…