A friend was only able to purchase one of the Texas Tech
journal covers I made for the Guild Quilt Show Boutique. Would I make her another in order to prevent
a family fight? Well of course, and here
it is. As usual, I used the tutorial
Wanda provides in her blog Exuberant Color.
In other stitchy news, work continues on my tumbler (or as I’ve
also seen them called, thimble) quilt. I’ve
added several rows to the main body and am building up my inventory of basted
units.
Bluebonnets are making their appearance. It won’t be a blowout year, but they will be
pretty when they reach their peak.
A chapter in my life ended February 28. I received a call at 4 a.m. notifying me that
my half sister had passed. We were connected,
but not close. Twenty years separated
our births and a lot of family dysfunction and geography separated us
physically. In 2002 we reconnected after
a separation of more than 25 years. I
was able to visit her in person twice since then and we established a regular
correspondence after that. All our
telephone conversations ended with “I love you Big Sis!” and “I love you Lil’
Sis!” She was the last living connection
to my father’s family and my only sibling. The flowers came from Julia.
