All My Ancestors

I took my quilt top to the quilter today.

I like making quilt tops but I really really really don’t like the handwork of quilting. So I pay to have them machine quilted.

Also, I learned today what kind of quilts I make. Utilitarian.

The quilter lady just put that word out there and she’s absolutely right. I don’t do fancy quilts. I just do plain, usable quilts. Ones that can be washed in the washing machine and ones that are comfy to sleep under. And that it’s not the end of the world if one of pets gets on it.

This one is made from cut up worn out pants–chinos–khakis, whatever you want to call them. The fabric is not heavy like jeans, just cotton pants. It seemed like such a waste to throw them away but they weren’t really good any more for wearing. So now they are a quilt.

And now I know. I’m a utilitarian quilt maker. I like it.