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This is a quilt I’ve been trying to make for – brace yourselves – around 10 years. 

It’s a sampler from a beginner’s quilt book I bought when a women named Martha Brown who I worked with years ago inspired me to want to learn to quilt.  I went out and bought all the supplies and the fabric I needed for the sampler along with a beginners book.  It was very relaxing once I started piecing together patches to make blocks.

This block was the most difficult for me.  I think it was something about the way the instructions were worded.

This block, the basket, is what made me take a long break.

Here are more pictures.  Some show the backs of the blocks as well.

It’s all done by hand.  I’ll post more as I make more progress, but I’m sure it won’t be too soon.

I just hung up with a rep, Yasmine, from Louis Vuitton.  I called the company because I want to be clear about the things I say about their merchandise on my Web site.  I asked Yasmine what goes into the details of a Louis Vuitton bag; I asked her how one can tell if a bag is authentic or not. 

She told me that Louis Vuitton (pronounced vee-ton) is a private company, and now that ELuxury no longer sells their merchandise, the only way one can be sure their item is authentic Louis Vuitton is to buy it from one of their flagship stores, or from their Web site, LouisVuitton.com. 

I asked about the stitching and the logo design and if there were any clues in that which could distinguish a bag.  Yasmine said that because they don’t want to encourage knockoffs, they don’t like to give that information. 

I asked, “So, the only place that sells Louis Vuitton is Louis Vuitton?”  She said, “Yes, that’s right.” 

So, other than the straps and trimming darkening, as claimed on the official Web site, I don’t know any other ways besides stellar stitching, to tell if a bag is authentic or not.  I guess Kayla is right, it’s probably all in how it feels.  I’ll ask her in 10 years if she still has her bag.