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| This picture makes me so happy! Kristin, the baby's mother, sent me this photo, which was NOT staged! This is why we make quilts, isn't it? Is there anything sweeter than this? Here is baby Lena, who pulled my quilt down from the edge of the crib, and cuddled with it, and fell asleep in its warm embrace. I just want to kiss her sweet sweaty little head. |
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| I am totally in love with this book - I was so happy when I received it in the mail! I had heard about it from friends - I knew I would like it, so I ordered it with a Christmas gift card (thank you, Austin!) - and it FAR EXCEEDED my expectations! The author, Rod Kiracofe, presents these quilt selections with such artistic excellence, it is hard to describe. He speaks with the voice of an expert curator, fully understanding and respecting the quilts and their makers. But it is more than that. He also obviously loves these quilts, and his kind heart comes through the prose of his book. It is a treasure. |
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| Doesn't this beauty look straight out of today's "fresh modern" movement? Love the purple and green combo, and those circles - how inspired! |
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| And who doesn't love a spiderweb? Look at these two beauties! The one on the right has hand-dyed green as the background - before hand-dyed was "cool". I wonder what the back story is on that! |
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| And how about these pieced columns? |
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| Another happy thing happened today! Scott and I attended a very special concert at Symphony Center in Chicago: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, with Wynton Marsalis! They played a program of masterful compositions by: Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck, Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, and John Coltrane. Wow - what a night! Wynton Marsalis gave a narration throughout the evening, telling the stories of how these masters influenced each other, and also shaped the history of jazz. It was, in a word, thrilling! Of course it was an excuse to get dressed up, and I got to sport my new sparkly bracelet - a Christmas gift from my daughter, Genevieve. Lovely! |
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