My mom wasn't really a Quilter, she classified herself as a writer.
She wasn't really all that enthralled with sewing. However her mother was a huge seamstress, made almost all of her children's clothes (even her son's boxer shorts ) .
But because I wanted to learn how to sew, my Grandma and Neighbor Annie taught me, and my Mom continued the lessons at home.
When I got into Quilting , my mom and I were shopping and she found a valentine jelly roll. She purchased it without ever telling me what she planned to do.
I did get a call from her. She asked if it was OK to use regular fabric and flannel fabric at the same time.
I said, of course, it's your quilt. You get to do whatever you want.
And a few months later, she showed up with this quilt and asked me to quilt it for her.
I think she had fun - she used Flannel Cotton and Polar fleece!! it is a very warm quilt! She wasn't really hooked on Quilting tho - as a Grandma , she did decide she needed to make Quilts for my Niece and Nephew. So she did.
And the 4 years we needed over 1000 Quilts of Valor - She got to pieceing!! She even recruited her church ladies, and bible study ladies. She continued for quite a few years - but when we started to need only 500+ per year, she started to retire from quilting.
I kept her Valentine Quilt and its out on the couch now - I am decorated for Valentines Day 💖💖
I also have this one:
When she passed - her roommate at the Nursing home asked if she could have Grammys Quilt - so we all said yes - and I just *had* to make another. ( you can tell how much I resisted 😆😇)
I am thinking - Since I have three kids - Maybe I should quilt that Pink Diamonds up and make it the third Valentine Quilt?
Linkin to:
Design Wall Monday at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts
6 comments:
That quilt your Mom pieced is wonderful, such a treasure. Your sweet puppy posed nicely on your quilt. :) And yes the diamond quilt would be so pretty as a Valentine quilt.
Thank you for sharing such an awesome story. No one in my family quilted. My husband's grandmother showed me the basics and she was a scrap quilter extraordinaire. I thought all quilts looked like hers. She sewed with a treadle which is why I own one in honor of her.
Heart warming family story - thanks for sharing. My mom taught me to sew, and was a huge critic all the years I was in Home Ec classes. She was a master seamstress with clothing, but hated "fussy" piecing. She made a lot of quilts but they were all very scrappy and utilitarian. And tied, not quilted. She would probably still critique my sewing. LOL
Love this story!
Laura H.
Oh wow, those are special quilts and memories!!
How fun to share your love of quilting with your mom. She makes some great quilt tops. I learned to sew from my mom, but made the transition to quilting on my own. My grandmother did lots of quilting and loved to do crazy quilts with her own drawn images such as pumpkins or other seasonal items. She tied them rather than quilted them.
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