My friend Tammy is sending her only child, Taylor, off to college in a few months. I have created a set of mother/daughter quilts for them to have as a symbol of their connection. These quilts are cut from the same fabric (cotton batiks), mostly, and use the same pattern. The colors are reversed in the two quilts and the quilting designs are different on each. These quilts are meant to represent the connection of a mother and daughter, the ways they are the same and the ways they are not. I will let them decide who gets which quilt, and I hope they enjoy them. I used the Dream Green batting made from recycled plastic bottles. The quilts can laundered by machines.
I am coming to see quilts as a reflection of life. I have been studying Buddhist teachings for a few years now, and I look at my quilts as the monks look at their mandala sand paintings (mine are not as beautiful). These items are made with great care and a specific purpose, but it is understood that they will also be destroyed at some point. My greatest hope is that my quilts are used until they are only rags.
