Sometimes my quilts receive a name before, during, or after the initial design phase. Like “Lyme Disease” which is one of my pieces that received this name after the top was finished. It’s original name was “Yellow line serie #1” because it was part of my line series – which all used the same fabrics. Here is it’s story; “Days before leaving for a two week family vacation at a Rhode Island beach – I became deathly ill and was diagnosed with Lyme disease – including the babesosus strain. The cure 3 antibiotics (one referred to as yellow paint) taken several times a day for over a month. The thought of taking Tylenol makes me twitch – so this much medication – made me cranky and a bit lethargic. My Savior was this quilt. Unable to spend time in the sun, due to the meds I focused on hand quilting this piece. . . The pulsing lines and colors reminded me of being infected with lyme disease. NOTE: There have been 2,609 tics submitted so far in 2023.
Below is some information on this series.
Lyme Disease – (line series #1 – 2009) Size (51 x 45) used “Dream Green” earth friendly batting made of 100% recycled plastic bottles approximately 13 bottles for this quilt. Hand Quilted over 68,000 stitches.
The following pieces in this series all used “Dream Green earth friendly batting” – all were Sold at that time except for Lyme Disease which I still own.
Yellow #2 (18 x 24) – 2 bottles for this quilt batting – Over 10,600 hand quilted stitches
Yellow #3 (24 x 24) – 2 bottles for this quilt batting– Over 10,900 hand quilted stitches
Yellow #4 (18 x 24) – 2 bottles for this quilt batting– over 10,700 hand quilted stitches
Yellow #5 (24 x 24) – White cotton batting 12, 500 hand quilted stitches
NOTE: The design line that I used in this series started with a Nancy Crow workshop that I took at the Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton, MA in 2009 – 14 years ago. Now many years later I will head out to see Nancy Crow’s current exhibit at the Schweinfurth Museum in Auburn New York. Check it out! https://schweinfurthartcenter.org/nancy-crow-sequences-riffs-and-drawings/
Happy 4th of July week -end! Watch the Fireworks and Watch out for the ticks!
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Catherine Whall Smith 
I must admit, I think your quilts are much more interesting and creative – especially with you use of color and how you highlight the designs of the fabrics.