Little tiny strips mesh together to make the whole!

During the last rainy days here in Jerusalem, I decided to take out my stash and create something special.  This is a small blanket - 36 X 44 inches (90 X 110 cm.) - meant to be a crib blanket or a couch quilt.  It is made entirely from 2 1/2 X 4 1/2 inch strips!  Isn't it amazing how the wide variety of colors and patterns all mesh together so nicely.  On a cold winter day creating a quilt which brings warmth and pleasure to others can bring so much joy and satisfaction to the quilter!

Wherever Inspiration Takes Us!

The biggest project of the last month has been a queen-size coexistence Quilt

My son-in-law hustled a commission for me from his aunt, who lives in the Galilee.  She is an Arab Christian woman who wanted a queen size quilt for her daughter who is getting married this spring.  More importantly, she requested that I integrate a major element of Palestinian embroidery within the quilt.  I ordered the embroidery from the Bedouin women at Desert Embroidery in Laquiya and created this quilt around their inspirational work!