I have a very good friend, Terri Wilhelm. Her most cherished fabric is "Bohemian" one of the first fabric lines by Anna Maria Horner. Earlier in the year, she entrusted her fabric to me, to make a quilt. I chose to make a version of My Swedish Ex, and worked on it during the Gruber's quilt retreat in July 2017.
It was both such fun and a little stressful. As I cut into the fabric, I wondered, would Terri love what I made? Or feel that I had ruined her prized fabric?
I added some solid fabric that she had sent along. Of course I did--it's why I do. :) I added a few shot cottons of my own for good measure. So many happy thoughts went into this quilt. That's the thing that happens when you make a quilt for someone you know--you are adding an extra part of yourself as you sew each stitch.
We photographed it in Pacific Grove, at the same place where the original My Swedish Ex, and the second version, Alice's Swedish Ex, had both been photographed.
I was able to add a bit of selvage into one of the blocks.
This was a very special quilt. I feel I was entrusted with a treasure, both the fabric and Terri's friendship.
Quilt Name: My Bohemian Ex
Quilt Size: 64" x 72"
Designed and Made by: Me
Date Completed: 2017
Quilted by: Darby Myers
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