A Quilt for Dr. Wallace
She has waited too long to begin. Lisa knows this now, although until five minutes ago she thought she had all the time in the world.
Two weeks until Christmas, a simple pattern, no special rulers or techniques needed. Just cut, pin, piece, baste, quilt, bind. She has taken two days off work, ostensibly to run Christmas errands and wrap the packages she’s sending to her brothers’ families in Chicago and St. Louis, but her real plan is to spend big chunks of each day getting this quilt made.
But when she pulls the fabric out of the dryer, she can’t remember why she liked it. Why she thought Dr. Wallace would like it. Dr. Wallace is a serious woman who wears cream silk blouses and black skirts under her lab coat. Why did Lisa think a woman like her would appreciate
