Wednesday, April 29, 2026

grandma's quilt




I don't remember when I received this quilt from my mother.  She used it for many years on her bed and at some point, she gifted it to me.  My grandmother, my mother's mother started this quilt, and she gave it to my mother and she finished it.  I did use it for quite a few years but noticed that the fabric was starting to fray in one area, so I packed it up and stored it away.

I've been thinking about this quilt lately and decided to try and fix it.  I thought it turned out nice and doesn't look like a brand-new piece of fabric that has been added which I didn't want to happen.

I thought also if I wanted to hang onto this anymore and who could I gift it to.  I have daughters who have either a quilt or something from my mother, but I didn't know if my brothers only daughter had received anything from her grandmother.  She did not, so I am gifting this to her to enjoy.  The fabric in this quilt I believe is mostly from feed/flour sacks and fabric from a shirt my father made in high school in his sewing class that he took.  He didn't sew anything else after that class, and I'm not really sure why he had to take a sewing class, I'm thinking it was either that or typing. 


I can't remember when I received this quilt from my mother.

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

perched eagles


 This panel was bought at an auction by a friend, unfinished, so I took it home and finished it.

Thursday, May 1, 2025

mystery five-0

I am so excited to be joining Mystery Five-O.  I went this morning to get my 6 fat-quarter bundle that my local quilt shop offers.  I learned that there will be 3 table toppers to make before the main mystery quilt starts, so I bought 3 bundles.  The first mini mystery already happened so I will be starting on the second one.  I will be able to make the first one and get the pattern at the end of the month.

I totally can't wait to start, it's going to be a long month.

Thursday, January 30, 2025

moms quilt

Before my mom passed away, she had given me some of her quilting projects.  My mom didn't do a lot of quilting, more alterations of clothes and sewing her own garments.  I took this on a retreat and finally finished what she had started and can't wait to put it on the frame and quilt it.

 

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

some quilting done

 At the last retreat I went on I made these small stockings, though they were small they seemed to take forever to make.


This quilt I have had for I'm guessing about 7 years and finally made it.  I still need to quilt it and maybe put some applique on it.


Finally got this quilt on the frame and I was going to give it away but hubby took a shine to it, so I guess I am keeping it.

I still have a lot of tops to get on the frame and hopefully I will post them soon.