I started this quilt after being inspired by a Tula Pink pattern that was on the cover of a magazine. I changed the orientation of the blocks and enlarged it.
I was loving it! I wanted to crochet around the entire quilt so I bought a pretty teal blue aqua cotton crochet thread and a new crochet hook. I had given all of mine away long ago since all I did anymore was quilt. But I had been inspired by a quilt I saw at The Christmas Goose quilt shop in Las Vegas in April. There was gorgeous crocheting around the edge of the entire quilt. At first I thought it was lace that had been applied but found out it was hand-crocheted. I loved it so I wanted to do it for myself on a quilt that I would keep. All that work, ya know?
So my daughter came to visit in August and I was showing her quilts I was working on. She had told me a few years ago that she had enough quilts. Really? Can anyone have ENOUGH quilts? Well, okay. But I sent her a new one at Christmas last year anyway because it just reminded me of her "style".
But I really don't think about making quilts for her anymore since she didn't seem interested in owning any more. But wait...
I made this quilt for myself. Wait...
She says "I'd take that one". Huh? The one I made for myself? The one I loved? The one I wanted to spend hours crocheting around? The one with Freda Khalo all over the back? The one with the yellow/green fabric that I adore? reeeaaallly?
What we do for our children...
Guess who's getting the quilt for Christmas this year?
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