One of my dear poetry mentors is expecting a girl! In celebration of a new genius entering the world, I decided to make a lambswool quilt using fabrics in the favorite color family of my mentor: purple.
The quilt was constructed using a combination of natural-fiber fabrics, namely cotton and silk, in a variety of weaves and prints including gingham and poplin, periwinkle, lavender and purple, purchased at Paron Fabrics and several other shops on 39th Street. I also purchased a cotton-satin fabric in beige for the underside of the quilt. Except for the lambswool, which was imported from Germany, all of these fabrics were made in the United States. The quilt measures 30” x 34” which allows it to fit nicely in a pram.
