Would I have thought that I would accept a commission to do a t-shirt quilt. But I did. I started just before my mother got sick and I’m plugging away at it. I suppose that one of the reasons I agreed to do it is that the person who asked me to do it is a complete sweetheart and asked me really really nicely. She has also given me the instruction that I ought to have fun doing it. I’m constructing it out of three different shirtings One of the things that I do like about working on this project is that I’m getting to know a bit about the life of the woman whose t-shirts these are. I have never met her, but we have traveled at the edges of similar circles. She attended the camp I worked at while in college, has been on programs started by of staffed by friends of mine. It’s a nice thing to work on much to my shock. The quilt will be constructed out of three strips (20 inches x 72 inches) each with t-shirts collaged using a wide zig zag sti...
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