> Kia Ora,
>
> Well, not really having worked on any quilts this year (which I intend to
> regard as Sabbatical rather than sloth), I am all fired up again. What got
> me motivated once more was DD#1 (she is 18 years old) asking if she could
> make a quilt.
>
> Not quite knowing where she was coming from (she has never shown the
> remotest interest in the quiltmaking process, other than if she is the
> intended recipient) I suggested she look at the books, and she was welcome
> to choose any fabric she liked from the stash.
>
> Without further ado she went to the bookshelf, chose the "Rail Fence" quilt
> from "Quilts, Quilts, Quilts!", chose a selection of fabrics from the stash,
> and has now completed a 50"x62" top and pieced backing. This has all
> happened in a matter of days.
>
> This afternoon was the clincher. She and I were talking about what next,
> and I asked her how much time she had before her friend's birthday (this is
> a gift for a friend). She agreed that she just didn't have enough time for
> hand quilting this quilt, given her time frame and the fact that University
> lectures resume next week, so it will be quilted by machine. Then she added
> words to the effect - I know how special getting a quilt made for you is.
> My friend has never had a quilt made for her, and this will be so much nicer
> than me just going out and buying something. My friends reckon I'm really
> lucky to have a mother who makes quilts.
>
> She also added that for her next quilt (her next quilt!!!) she'll leave
> enough time to learn to quilt by hand.
>
> Well, I've just spent the evening looking at fabrics again, looking at
> photos of quilts with her, and itching to get back.
>
> And it's good to be back here too, amongst friends.
>
> Vivien in Auckland, New Zealand
You're definitely winning here! Well done to both of you. :)
Do we get to see pix?