partnership

i was cutting away in my sewing room one morning when d5 walked in to chat. she started looking around at the projects and such, and began examining my gypsy wife pieces on the design wall (since 2016). "mom, promise me you'll work on this one next! it's so good. you need to finish it. this piece is so cute! wow, you did a really good job on the courthouse steps on this one."

the fact that she can accurately identify the difference between a courthouse steps block and a log cabin block makes me so proud! many adults/experienced quilters interchange/mislabel those all the time and it's a bit of a personal pet peeve of mine. but this girl knows.

she watched me cut and chatted about fabric for a while, then asked if she could piece anything for me. she's very meticulous, a bit of a perfectionist (a little too much so), so i was happy to have her do it. she pieced all the strip sets i had left to do. it was a bit of a squeeze with her in the sewing chair and me at the cutting table, but we managed.

she was pretty pleased with herself, and so was i. how fun to have some help and spend time together making and creating. i hope this continues. my bestest little sewing buddy is turning into a sewing partner.