dear // amy butler

"i'm going to make a gross overstatement but you are the reason i ever started quilting."

-me to amy freaking butler 

every year for christmas my grandma has sewn every member of our family a pillow case.  i have a stack of them, each made specifically for me, on a shelf in my apartment.  one year my grandma paid tribute to our mutual love of paisley prints and picked out a beautiful orange and pink pattern for my pillow case.  i immediately had to know the designer of such beautiful fabric.  my grandma informed me that it was amy butler.  the rest, as they say, is history.  since that first pillow case fabric i've fallen deeper in love.  

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thank you for being the sweetest and nicest lady i always imagined you to be.  thank you for sitting there and gabbing with me, signing a card for my mom, and taking a photo with me.  

my mom couldn't be more proud that i've chosen you as my hero.  you're the bees knees.

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geek out.  allow yourself to be starstruck.  use your words. 

dear laughter

dear laughter-

you make me really happy.  i appreciate every moment that we spend together.  thank you for always managing to make light of any situation i happen to encounter.  let's be sure to never lose touch.

love,

lolo

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laugh. cry. share a story.

dear bracelet

dear bracelet:

i'd like to take this time to apologize for my forgetfulness.  when i first dropped you off for a cleaning back in april it seemed impossible to imagine going one whole week without wearing you.  i never intended on leaving you in the back room at tiffany's for 6 months.  6 months?!  what was i thinking?  i could blame my absentmindedness on my new relationship with j.  actually, i will blame my absentmindedness on my new relationship with j.  being distracted by love is...well...it's distracting.  i promise to only take you off when you need to be cleaned.  i promise to never leave you at tiffany's for that long.  ever.  again.  thank you for forgiving me and allowing me the honor of wearing you on my wrist again.

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let's never fight.

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love yourself.  give something away.  eat ice cream.