Fabric Memories.

I didn't have any time to sew today.  I had to go into work early for a meeting.  While I ate some breakfast and drank some coffee, I sat in the sewing room and relaxed.  It's nice to look around and think about what I'm working on.  I am going on retreat in a week and a half and haven't yet decided what to work on.  More on that topic later.  As I looked around, I saw this plaid fabric and right away started thinking about my friend from work who is very sick. I used this for the back of his quilt.   Do you ever see a fabric in your stash and it makes you think of a certain quilt?  I started looking around at other fabrics.

This little fairy fabric always makes me think of one of my oncology patients. Such a shy little sweetie, the first time I met her I called her 'tootsie'.  She was so tickled, she looked at her mom with a big smile and said, "She called me tootsie!"  In no time she was one of my favorite patients.  I made her a quilt using this fabric and she loved it so much.  Sadly, she died following a bone marrow transplant for her leukemia.  I love thinking about her but sometimes this fabric makes my heart heavy.  I have a half yard left and I'm never sure if I should just use it up. 

I used this in a quilt I made for one of our surgeons when she left for another job.  I miss her.  She's an AWESOME pediatric surgeon and I wish she had stayed with us.

This was used in a baby quilt for a friend who is chinese.  She loved it.

Some of this Lizzy House fabric went on a little lovey for my nephew.

I started to pull fabrics out that reminded me of people and projects and quickly decided to quit.  Almost all of my fabrics could go into this picture.  If I haven't used something yet, I can usually remember why I bought it or what I bought it for.

Fabrics in my stash are a little like my oldest jeans or t-shirt.  Memories are attached and they are comfortable and comforting.  What could be better than putting them into a quilt?  I still have lots of bright nursing tops from when I was a nurse on an inpatient unit.  I have always planned to put them into a quilt some time.  Maybe I should put some of these fabrics into it too.  My personal memory quilt.