I was called for week long jury duty for the first time. It was fascinating to see how the justice system works but also kind of stressful. Not sure how people who sit on really gruesome and lengthy cases come out the other end. Gratefully, my group avoided a trial. Apparently 80% never make it that far as the defendant can change their plea at any time. Court is a sad place- there's a lot of pain and suffering within its walls...
As a reward, I treated myself to some of Debbie Maddy's beautiful Japanese-inspired Shibori line. Am thinking of mixing all my blue & white prints including some European, other Asian and smaller scale African shweshwe fabrics. There are some Australian prints that might work too. Blue & white is a such a classic combo in every culture. If I can pull it off without creating a jumbled mess the quilt will be truly global...
