Darlene from SewCalGal is hosting a Virtual Christmas Quilt Show. Not only is there a show, but an opportunity to win some really wonderful prizes too. This is my entry:
"Christmas Baltimore"
I love Baltimore Album quilts. Red and Green just happen to be two of my favorite colors too. So, naturally I love this quilt.
I was turning 30 that year and did not like it one bit. I was unmarried and had no children. I had a great career but the fella I was dating at the time was definitely not marriage material. Sitting at my desk I decided I needed to get away. So I phoned the travel agent and gave them my credit card number. I told them I wanted to leave for a week, send me anywhere in the world but bring me back in one week.
Then I walked down the hall to my boss' office and asked for a week off. I knew that would not be a problem but I figured I better ask first since it was that next week.
By the time I got back to my desk the travel agent phoned me to tell me I was going on a cruise leaving that Sunday returning the following Sunday. Cool beans!!!
I had the time of my life. I danced on deck during the parties (yes alone) and went to shows, snorkeled, para-sailed, shopped, slept, ate and exercised when I wanted to. No one could believe I was alone. Like traveling alone is unheard of or something.
While snorkeling I learned about nude beaches. A bit of a surprise to me because I had never experienced this before. I was jealous of how comfortable these people were. Being fair skinned I have always feared the sun. But, I was turning 30, and I felt like had not yet lived. So.....yep you guessed it!!! I walked way down the beach where no one could see me....I mean no one! I put my towel down....took off my swimsuit....laid on my towel....I figured 30 seconds was plenty of time to be able to claim I had done some nude sun bathing. On went my suit....up came the towel and I walked away all proud of myself.
You may be asking yourself, "What does turning 30 and nude sun bathing have to do with a Christmas Baltimore?"
The quilt was made the year I turned 30.
My dear friend Mary Jane made the quilt and loaned the picture and details to me so I could have a quilt in the Virtual Christmas Quilt Show. Since I don't really have a story to go with it....I figured I would tell you a story about the same time the quilt was being made.
So there you have it....a story and a quilt. I qualify now!!!
Smiles,
Kelly
