Bloggers Quilt Festival - Spring 2010

I was tickled to find the Bloggers Quilt Festival on Amy's Creative Side blog - what a great idea! (I especially like the part about 'beverages being welcome' as at any other quilt show such a thought might be heresy.)  I like the idea, too, of being able to travel around and see all these quilts in the comfort of my PJ's -  what's not to love?

So here goes.  My quilt is actually Gwen's 60th birthday quilt.  I worked for Gwen in a consulting business that involved a lot of relationship building, HR training and team building. Gwen was (and still is) a marvel at human relations.  So it should not have come as a surprise  to me that making her quilt would be an exercise in spirituality.  I didn't have a clear idea of what to do,  just had the blocks and the fabrics.  As I set the blocks together, I noticed how little paths formed, colors deepened and lightened and it became (to me) a true reflection of how Gwen works, how she weaves relationships and moves people to better places.  (The bright sunlight washes out a lot of the detail in the fabrics.)

It was a remarkable learning experience for me. Gwen takes it with her when she travels to clients - as a talisman against latex pillows and hotel room linens.  I love that.