A Side Note: Create Whimsy has as wonderful article about me! You can find it here.
My title is a little misleading. Again means simply at the sewing machine. I’m finally sewing the way I love it–however I want to! So yay, this quilt on the design wall here is now off the longarm! I’ve decided to hand-stitch the binding. I suppose I need to get my hands busy again. Anyhoo, while this quilt is on my favorite chair waiting for the needle to begin slow-stitching, there’s a blue and white log cabin under my machine needle. Let me tell you that story!
My modern guild had the great idea that we would each take a (mostly discarded) book, read it, and make a quilt inspired by the book. Every book has a quilt in it! But, we don’t have to follow the pattern exactly. Guess what we’ll do with the quilt and book? Donate them, together with a maker’s card, and they will be distributed to children in need.
I chose The Quilt Walk, by Sandra Dallas, which tells the story of Emmy Blue, a young girl traveling west with her family to build a new life. Just before she leaves, Grandmother surprises her with a small bundle: all the pieces to make a log cabin quilt. Of course, our protagonist hates sewing and any other quiet, lady work. She rebels until she realizes how boring it can become just walking alongside the wagon. Thus, her quilt walk begins. There are raging rivers, Indian attacks, rattlesnakes, and other obstacles along the trail. Emmy Blue learns many adult lessons and comes to understand Grandmother’s insistent desire that she learn how to be a lady.
And so, I’ve begun the log cabin quilt. Though not concerned with perfection, I will have a sweet quilt for a preteen. This is a wonderful way to enjoy my favorite hobbies and give back to the world just a little.
