crazy blunt way to start a post, am i right? i may as well jump in to it and rip that bandaid off.
so again, my boss & dance teacher of 25+ years has been diagnosed with a form of cancer that generally is linked with the HPV virus. well, to her luck, she's in the 2% that tested negative for HPV and all other factors that could play in to it developing. after a short notice staff meeting where we all were filled in to what was going on and that she would be starting chemotherapy and radiation soon i sat on the fact of wondering what could i do. a few days later, it was obvious that i needed to throw everything else aside and make her a quilt that would be comforting to use throughout her treatments, forced bed rest and beyond. our studio colors, which are also her favorite colors, are red, black & white. once i found this great pattern my grandma had loaned me, i found a few packs of fat quarters to do just the trick. just over a week later, this quilt was done start to finish.
i found that joann fabrics now has wide width flannel, so i got a big piece of red flannel to use for the backing. due to flannel shrinkage, i had to trim down the third border, but if i hadn't told you, it wouldn't be apparent! a simple black binding to frame it all up, and all was exactly as i envisioned this quick project. i was able to get my cousin (also a coworker of mine) to deliver it for me, and i got the most wonderful text in response from my boss. cancer gets two thumbs down in my book, but this is the first time it has hit this close to someone in my every day life. ugh! happy vibes are being sent out, that's for sure!
pattern: comfy by lavender lime
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