In 2007 my grandaughter Meg Henning and grandson Matt Ruppel graduated from high school. I found the printed "sayings" in a booth at the Chicago International Quilt Show ...and designed a quilt for each of them centered around a sketch that was made from a photo of them. Matt's quilt has a lot of Japanese prints, as he traveled in Japan and is very interested in that culture. Megan's quilt is bright and cheery...lots of color for the beautiful young lady that she is. Both Megan and Matt have now graduated from college. Matt is in San Diego working on a doctorate (already) and Megan is a graphic artist in Iowa City. I'm proud of both of them.
The verse on the quilts are William Blake quotes...
To have Ideas is to gather flowers
to think is to weave them into garlands.
To see a world in a grain of sand
and heaven in a wildflower
A life of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds...
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
And eternity in an hour.
