Comfort Is All In The Details

I had a few tough winter days this last week. To comfort myself I visited my friend Natasha and her baby Imari.

For me, life becomes simple again when you read to a baby.

I love reading Imari the little Maisy books by Lucy Cousins.

In one illustration I discovered a picture of Maisy’s quilt. It was made of forty-two little squares of red, yellow, black, white and blue.

With a pencil I drew up the pattern. At home I rummaged through my fabric scraps and found pieces that approximated the same colours. I cut out 5cm squares and laid them out in the same design.

During the afternoon I sewed the tiny rows together. I found some old wool wadding and a cherry red scrap with fine white dots.

These layers were pinned together with the little quilt top. I machine quilted around all the little squares and secured the edges in a decorative blanket stitch.

Finally I machine embroidered the letter M in the corner and took it to give to Imari. Together we wrapped her tiny toy Maisy and put her into a cardboard bed.

Maisy’s quilt project filled a rainy afternoon with colour and fun.

It is fun to focus on something small and playful and get lost in it.

I wonder what strategies you use to to get through your difficult days?

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