I spent last weekend in New York City, just as the spring rains came and allowed some die-hard yellow daffodils to burst forth, even against a fence. These flowers remind me of my maternal grandmother who loved them since they always marked her early spring birthday. Another favorite spring flower of mine is the yellow forsythia. This one always adds wonderful rays of color near the highways of New York City and will forever signify the birthday of my far-away sister in New York. Last week, I wrote about the bluebonnets of Texas, and my hunt to find swathes of them outside Austin, TX. Thinking of the yellows of my home town and the blues of my current home, made me think of the traditional French Provincial colors. Which made me recall with great joy the two most recent trips I took to Paris, with my close girlfriend from college and my husband and son, celebrating my spouses birthday. Its funny how the mind 'hyperlinks' from item, to memory, to new idea.
What does all that have to do with quilting? Everything, since when we take in a new customer top to be quilted, we first look at the colors and patterns but we then immediately begin wanting to know who the quilt is for, what occasion it might be celebrating, and how it should be best brought even further to life. One thought or color will lead to another story or idea, resulting in a wonderful collaboration between the quilt maker and us, the quilters.
Do you have a favorite color or place that when seen or recalled, makes you think of story after story after another story?
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