Here is a photo taken back in June when I had finished quilting the innermost part of Jan’s future grand daughter’s quilt. Then for some mysterious reason I decided to chain stitch…embroider circles all around the reverse border!
Those embroidered circles took a while but really make it a little different so it was worthwhile.
Now I am on the final stretch…handstitching the binding…this is my favourite part of a quilt. Rest assured many thoughts and prayers will be going into the final stitching. If I really were magical..I would be stitching magical spells into this quilt…of enchantment and protection for this little baby. As it is I will be praying for her and also for Jan as she prepares for a massive operation on her leg. Please spare a moment for her as she prepares for a hugely time intensive and undoubtedly painful operation. But I am reassured by my knowledge of Jan’s inner strength…she survived Chondrosarcoma and now she will get through this difficult stage of her life. Maybe she will even write a book about her trials and tribulations…I would definitely buy a copy.
For the quilters out there the horses fabric is by Laurel Burch who suffered herself greatly with an illness of the bones all her life..I find her fabric to be so mystical and love the way she incorperated Native American art with Aztec and Egyptian…she was remarkable and I think Jan would have liked her a lot!
