This project began with this lovely set of tea towels, a hostess gift from a sweet and talented 13 year old friend of ours. I was hesitant to put them into our cycle of kitchen towels, knowing just how quickly they'd get trashed. Too pretty for that, I thought. And so, instead, I started cutting. I didn't know exactly where I was going with this when I started cutting. I had originally thought pillow covers, but then headed towards a quilt. A simple quilt with lots and lots of white. Lots of white. Really, unlike me, this quilt. But oh, once the top was done I was happy with the decision.
A layer of batting and a backing of all white, without any binding. Oh the white! And now I'm moving onto the quilting part, by hand, with sashiko stitches. It's my first time ever doing so, and everything I've heard about this method of stitching true. It is deeply meditative. And just the very best way to spend the last hours of a day, unwinding and settling down....with a warm quilt on my lap, no less!
