one quilt - redwork for Amy

Amy wanted some cute little woodland redwork for her one quilt block, and I am very happy to oblige. (I do love redwork.) True, Amy's month was back in February, but better late and properly done than on time and half-assed, right? I traced the squirrel from a Sendak illustration in the Little Bear books. Those books are so sweet, they kill me every time. I really used to love reading them to Eva. I liked Mother Bear's furniture—I imagined myself living in her house quite comfortably.

This block is the first time I've sewn for someone else in quite some time. I didn't intentionally set out to be a selfish sewer, but I had very little time for myself during the early months of this year. I guess I sewed for myself all summer as a way to make it up to me. Glad I did, but now I'm ready to move on—I do enjoy making things for other folks, and at this point I have quite a backlog.