OMG!! So I was gifted this incredible, beautiful, amazing quilt handmade by some of my INCREDIBLE friends. I had no idea. I think it was the brainchild of Rebecca Wells-Albers (you know her on this blog as the evil twin, Jessica, who has visited me in the chemo infusion room). Apparently they had a quilting party, or some such gathering. Each of them got a square, as described below, and then Dawn Graf-Thiessen, who is a quilter-extraordinaire, quilted the whole thing together.
THIS IS AMAZING!
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| the back - nice, soft, washable cotton! |
Ingrid made the bicycling square - when we first met at work, I was on my bike (commuting). I will return to that mode of transportation in the future, and we'll have a nice ride.
Pence (Christine) made the sloth square - I love sloths! Who doesn't??? There was a sloth rescued in Ecuador, and I printed his picture out and have it in my cube at work to cheer me up: Sloth rescue in Ecuador.
Grunow (Greg) made the wine/tropical island square - Can't wait to visit this island, where sun and sand are waiting for me...and a glass of wine. He understands me completely.
Natalie made me the beautiful heart - she has a heart of gold, and also sent me the overpass photo a bit ago, with which she commented: "I see this gem on my way to work every morning, always makes me think of you!"
Maura made me the PJ superhero square - which is awesome; I wish I were superwoman, but I'm close. Maura for sure is a superhero, showing me the way.
Amanda and (Dreamy) Dave made me the creepy chakra square - this one is a complicated explanation, but suffice to say, don't have toxic chemicals entering your body, or you'll get some weird chart drawn about pathways, and colors. It'll freak you out for sure.
Nathaniel (Nat) made me the sports square - dear to my heart, the Bears are, but they suck this year!! But the CUBS...ah, the CUBS. If you've been following my blog at all, you'll know about the CUBS. Their epic World Series win is the ONLY thing good about 2016. The rest of it can just go away!!!
Laurey made me the sisters/friends/hearts square - we have shared many emotions and situations. We get it, and love each other with our hearts and heads; in that order.
Roxy made me the garlic square - on her world tour now with Phil. She had a wonderful garden, and knew how much I love garlic - I was amply supplied, and happily not bothered by vampires all year long. That would have complicated 2016.
Rebecca (evil twin Jessica) made me the potato shoe square. This is from "what not to wear", which I clearly do not watch: What not to wear: PNW edition The host (Clinton Kelly?) indicated that he dislikes Pacific Northwest fashions, and here I quote him: “Women of the Pacific Northwest are addicted to polar fleece and a lot of them wear shoes that look like baked potatoes,” Kelly said plainly. “I get it: It rains. But there are other options.”
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| my potato shoes! |
Ken made me my sailboat square. One of my favorite, calming songs is Enya's "sail away, sail away, sail away"..
Patricia made me the P-squared square! When her and I worked together - we Ps - we terrorized the 4th floor (at least Mr. Davis). Her and Dan now make wonderful cider, hence the apples!! 1859 Cider Co.
Mike R. made me the pants on a coat tree square. See the next blog entry for an explanation. Suffice to say it was a crazy email chain - my go to when work makes no sense.
Stephanie made my disemboweled leg square. Again, a complicated explanation. I had amassed an impressive disemboweled leg collection at work. Need I say more. It's quite common, you know...
And Edie made me my beautiful flower square. When I was in the hospital in Feb/March, her and Tina brought me a beautiful planter filled with spring flowers. Even with our 30 degree weather, the daffodils are coming up (it's inside the house now!).
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
That is so lovely and I hope it is keeping you warm. I wish I knew how to quilt. I totally get the potato shoes reference and... Go Cubbies!
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