Summer is slipping into September. Temperatures have dropped, and the squirrels are scattering walnuts and acorns everywhere underfoot. It's looking a lot like an early fall, and as my mom would say, "It's time to turn the bed."
I used to roll my eyes at this seasonal exchange of sheets and mattress flipping, but now it makes a certain amount of sense. (Funny how that happens.) I'm actually looking forward to snuggling into flannel sheets and curling up under an extra quilt or two.
I came across an old family quilt as I was searching for fall flannels. The quilt, a simple nine-patch, is faded and worn, and even I can see that it's much too fragile for everyday use. I never noticed how many hand stitches had gone into constructing each delicate block, but now that I'm making quilts myself, this somehow seems more important. Now, while I'm rotary-cutting strips of fabric and chain-stitching blocks together in record time, I think of my grandmother, patiently piecing those nine-patches together with needle and thread.
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Mark Lipinski's Quilter's Home magazine is now available as a subscription! Watch newsstands and fabric shops for the November/ December '07 issue. A subscription insert card should be tucked inside. In case your card is missing, subscription info is included in the table of contents, and online subscriptions are in the works! Watch the website for more information!
