I know the words to all of our patriotic songs and sing them proudly. My favorite song is America the Beautiful, written by Katharine Lee Bates. The lines “amber waves of grain,” and “sea to shining sea” are so visual to me that I wanted to design this collection with a nod to simpler times by giving it a nostalgic touch. I like to think Katharine would want to sew a quilt using these fabrics. - Kathy Schmitz