I was very excited but not surprised when my friend Michelle left a parcel in my mail box. Inside were two gifts perfect for me - a hard covered 1977 First Edition of `The Quilters Women and Domestic Art` and a bag of gourmet jelly beans.
The book synopsis reads – A moving oral history of the female pioneer settlers of Texas and New Mexico, this book brings to life the rural homesteads of turn-of-the-century America. The quilts these women make are a lovely compendium of family and community history. As their creators speak to us, we come to appreciate the vital place of women’s art in the life of our country.. “This book was the basis of the Broadway play The Quilters.
Although I would love to spend the day reading the book, while eating jelly beans I will have to wait until later this afternoon.
After that my friend Win and I will spend international quilting day the same way we did last year, going out for lunch and shopping,
This evening I will spend in my sewing room, tidying up. We are listing the house again which means more cleaning and less sewing for the next while.
Hope your day is full of good friends, quilts, and jelly beans.