Did you ever feel drawn to an item while shopping? I have. Mostly it's antique furniture. And mostly I can't afford it:-) Today while looking through the blankets at the Sal Val I came across an old quilt. I pulled it off the rack and inspected it. It was pretty faded and soft. Just like an old quilt should be. Then I started noticing the details. The quilt was patched here and there, noticeably so, some patches were shaped like hearts. A few patches were made up of bath towels, some areas were zig-zagged with hot pink and black thread (!!??). The towel patches were vintage looking too, I remember seeing the very same towels in an older relatives home as a child. It was really a crazy quilt!
I returned it to the hanger to walk around and think about it. I normally do this. I have lost some great treasures this way. You would think I learn, but....Anyway, I went back for it 5 minutes later. I needed that quilt! For ages I had been keeping my eye out for something akin to a picnic blanket for the family to use. This would be a GREAT picnic blanket. The best ever! Four dollars and ninety nine cents later later it was mine. My daughter Colette thought it was charming, too. She has pretty good taste for an 11 year old, I think it was the pink and black zig zag that won her over.
So here it is, my "crazy" quilt.....And just for the record, I had wanted to do a beautiful photo shoot with it sprawled out on the grass, but it rained all day long and I couldn't wait to get pictures of my new treasure!
