Audio Transcript:

I made this quilt for my friend Jesse for his 40th birthday.  I started collecting fabrics months before the big day in November and secretly started working on it.  We were headed to cabin in the Cascades for the celebration and I really wanted to surprise him. 

One day in late October of that year, when I was close to finshed, I texted my roommate asking her to put it away before he came over to our apt in North East Portland, Oregon. But oops, I texted Jesse by mistake. Oh well, the gig was up. But it was still a lovely surprise.  Jesse mailed this quilt back to me from Oregon for this exhibit.  

The pattern for this quilt is called a Double Irish Chain, which is similar to an Irish Chain, but you know, double. I chose these fabrics & colors for Jesse because he loves nature and is a tender-hearted being.