This is the time of year that lots of repairs have to be done.  I don`t know why, but right before the change in seasons things start of sort of fall apart.  Buttons must be resewn, seams must be mended, even sheets have to be repaired although I can`t understand how my son Junichiro managed to rip a long hole down the middle of his bed sheet and I am not sure the repair will hold.  At least Costco is opening up soon, about an hour from here, and I will be able to buy good quality sheets and towels.  Anyway, applique has been on my mind and apparently in my hands as well.   Just today, I finished the applique part of a new pillow.   It still has to have a zipper put in and sewn together.  The one thing I enjoy about applique is choosing the color scheme.  First, a pattern is selected and drawn onto paper.  Then, I start thinking about who the item is for and that leads to the color scheme.  I don`t really think about the person`s decor, much to the dismay of my two sissies (Jessica and Susan).  They once sent me the fabric for some table centers I wanted to make as Christmas presents for them.  I think about their personality and what colors I see for them.   It doesn`t always match what they think of for themselves, but I think they enjoy the presents.  Today`s color scheme was purple and pinks with a coffee theme.  Just who will get it?  It`s a secret until finished.  The picture is of an appliqued tea cozy.