Wasn’t it just yesterday that our oldest child, our son Luke, was born on a bitterly cold day in January? Wasn’t it just yesterday that he took his first steps, lost his first tooth, read his first book, scored his first touchdown, drove his first car? And now he is a college graduate with an… Continue reading Luke’s Half Square Triangle Around the World Quilt
Tag: Around the World
Sewing for my son, remembering my grandpa
My weekend goal is to cut into this richly colored, outdoor-inspired collection of fat quarters. I’m making a quilt for our son Luke, who graduates from college this December. Luke is a smart, outgoing, adventurous young man. He continually amazes me by his can-do attitude, his perseverance against obstacles, and his enthusiasm for life. While… Continue reading Sewing for my son, remembering my grandpa
1992: My first quilt
I made my first “real” quilt in 1992. My husband and I were fresh out of college and had our first teaching jobs in Vermillion, South Dakota. We were several hours from our hometowns in Minnesota, and we didn’t know many people. We rented a house that sat up on a bluff ten miles from… Continue reading 1992: My first quilt