Amy Currioman

My youngest son Jon is in his senior year at college.  This is such an exciting time for him; he already has a job offer waiting for him in London, or a fellowship waiting for him in Boston!  He is so excited to be done with the studying and homework that has been such an integral part of his life for the majority of his life.

I can’t blame him for wanting to experience life to its fullest.  He has yet to have his first serious romance, has yet to need to find a way to pay his own way, has yet to be completely independent.  Oh, sweet independence!  I can remember wanting to be solely in charge of my own life!  And now I find myself on the wrong side of fifty years old, and being melancholy for my own youthful exuberance!

I think that for Christmas I will buy Jon a casio pathfinder watch for Christmas.  I think that even though watches seem to be obsolete to the younger generation, I think that giving a watch to him at this point of his life would be a loving reminder of how valuable time really is.  A suggestion to cherish each hour, each day, and to live it fully.

I’ve spent most of the last two days sewing a quillow. Do you know what a quillow is? It is a quilt with a pocket sewn in so that the entire quilt can be folded into the pocket. Once that is folded in, the quillow now looks like, and can be used as, a pillow. So it is a quilt/pillow, therefore called a quillow. I’ve made several quillows in my life. I’ve sold some, and I’ve given some as presents.

This one I just made is being sold to one of my husband’s friends. He is planning to give it to his wife as a Christmas gift! I made a matching pillow case for it, so he can get a pillow form from the local fabric store to put inside it, or they can insert a throw pillow that they already own inside it.

Anyway, here is a picture of my lastest quillow! I hand-tied this one instead of machine quilting it. I thought that the pattern of the fabric lended itself to hand-tying. When I make a quillow, I let the fabric “tell me” what type of quilting would be the best suited. I hope the wife enjoys it!