Originally Posted by
Boston1954
I would not actually call it a journal, but I do keep close track of the quilts I make. I have a list in the computer showing the name, number, size, step in progress, and who I am going to give it to. I also take many pictures of them in progress.
I keep track of my quilts with a picture of the finished quilt, who it went to, when I started, when I finished and then I always give my quilts as a gift or a request. Then I write a story about the quilt and give it to the person who I gave the quilt to. Very simple, very easy, provenance (which is important when it comes to quilts) and just one extra piece of caring for the quilt.
I look to the future, but after losing my husband and my mother in a matter of a few months, the past is very comforting and makes looking to the future so much easier and so much more meaningful. You have to have a past to be able to make a future. (I just made that up - it is profound and I gotta write that one down. Edie