Catching Fireflies by Kari C.

 

When I first heard our theme, I immediately thought of light…obviously! 

My mind then ventured into a familiar memory from childhood…catching fireflies. 

Then I discovered this poem by KatMeow, an Internet author: 

<http://authspot.com/poetry/incandescence>

“The firefly

      Has shed

      A flicker

Of its warm light

     Hung it about

A strand of moonbeam

     To grace

          my person

     With a token

Of incandescence.” 

Since I also wanted to incorporate some form of technology and had recently read about lights in quilts, fireflies seemed like the perfect choice! I used the LilyPad E-sewing kit from SparkFun and was impressed by how simple the company made the process.