This quilt was made by my Grandmother Ivie before she died in 1950 from old clothes!
My sister asked me if I had any idea how many quilts I'd made since I got started in 1972, which is when I got married. I took pictures of a lot of the quilts I'd made and put them together in a book with as much info about them as I could remember. This was the first picture and that was the first line.... So, not sure how good my documentation is.... well, I am sure and I'm just a little worried.
My sister asked me if I had any idea how many quilts I'd made since I got started in 1972, which is when I got married. I took pictures of a lot of the quilts I'd made and put them together in a book with as much info about them as I could remember. This was the first picture and that was the first line.... So, not sure how good my documentation is.... well, I am sure and I'm just a little worried.
I've made over 50 pieced quilts of all different sizes, all hand quilted. I would put one on the quilt frames and then it would take all winter to quilt. My mom, bless her heart helped a lot. Sewing and sitting still are just not her thing. She'd rather build something.
I think that's why I've gone crazy making so many quilts since I decided it was ok to quilt with a long arm machine.... you can get a WHOLE bunch done and you don't have to wait for winter.
I think that's why I've gone crazy making so many quilts since I decided it was ok to quilt with a long arm machine.... you can get a WHOLE bunch done and you don't have to wait for winter.
And I don't have to use old clothes! Apparently, that's deadly.
3 comments:
Well it's nice to know you're not just texti-capped. Apparently anything with a keyboard poses a bit of challenge for you. It's a good thing you can quilt!!!!
I told Richard about this quilt...the grandma quilt. I quilted one triangle of it in the "redo". When I got done, I thought quilting was stupid and vowed never to do it again! Glad I had a good mentor to help me through a few more. You have a gift and I feel privileged to have one of your quilts. Oops, maybe I shouldn't have said that. You may want it back!
I laughed so hard reading that first line....how exactly did it happen? Was it old jeans? Ties? Old shirts? Did they gang up on her or was it just one or two items of clothing?
I do love the Grandma Ivie quilt though. I really regret that I didn't make a quilt out of the girls' baby clothes...
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