Surprise No. 1: For Cristina and Joe
from Quilting Studio Adventures
You know how you want to do something so special for someone and sometimes get a bit paralyzed in getting started? I knew Cristina and Joe were getting married at some point, and I knew I wanted to make them a "I'm thrilled you found your life partner" quilt. And then paralysis set in. What helped me to break through was this fabulous assortment of peppered shot cottons.
I wanted to do something featuring equally all the colors - so saturated and so bright, I even went to one of Cristina's favorite artists, Robert Motherwell , for inspiration. I eventually ...
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