me and greenjeans

So here’s a happy announcement–my work is going to be in a show! A way back, Craft had posted an open call for small quilts from Greenjeans, a cool little gallery shop in Brooklyn. It made me think of my Long View quilt top made from laundry color catchers that I did for whiplash way back when. I worked on two more tops, and then I turned them into quilts using vintage linen handkerchiefs as the backing and lint as the batting.

To my delight, they were accepted into the show. I only wish I could go see them and all the other quilts in person! If work wasn’t being so work-ish right now, I would hop on a plane and be there for the opening tomorrow night. For all my people out there in the greater New York metro area–you should go! The show is at Greenjeans in Brooklyn, it’s called UNDER-COVER, and it’s open from Feb. 7 – March 20. They have more information on the Greenjeans site and blog, including a flickr gallery of all the submissions. (You gotta love a gallery.)

I love these little quilts so much because they really illustrate, for me, the way my move to the Midwest has helped my creativity to flourish. I’ve been able to find enough space, both physically and mentally. And it’s so pretty, and these winter colors are just so delicate–you can’t find them in a store. I had to come across them in my laundry.