Wednesday 12 January 2011

With love from Linux

My husband Jack's favorite animal is the penguin. As software developer, the penguin is more than an animal it is also the symbol of Linux, a computer operating system. During his business trips in the USA, he always brought me some fabric, which I really appreciated. That's why I decided to make him a special quilt, to decorate his office.
"With love from Linux" started with cutting a number of triangles to make hexagons. I had never had done this before, but ordering the triangles was really fun, and ended in a sort of icy landscape, populated with penguins. The blue Star of David in the middle originated of it's own accord, obviously showing my Jewish roots (according to my Mother).
I love the quilt, and every time I see it, it makes me smile.