Chele

What beautiful quilts! It makes them even more special that family members made them. Here are mine from my great grandmothers.

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smagruder

I have three quilts my dear grandmother made and one my aunt, whom I am named after, made for me. I have three children and each of them have an heirloom to pass down to their children. My son grabbed the one my aunt made for me????? She made it while taking care of her mother who, in her last months, was bedridden. One of the quilts grandma made was with scrap material from my Mother's material of blouses and my neices little summer outfits. They are real treasures to me.

Karen's Kreations

I have 2 from my husband's family. They weigh a ton. One was made with very heavy fabrics and tied.

Edie

I have a quilt rack with three generations of quilts - one crazy quilt that my grandmother made for me, one sampler that my mother made for me and a memory quilt that I made for my husband and I (not to be slept on). They will be good to pass on to my granddaughter. Edie

damaquilts

What beautiful quilts and great stories. Sadly neither my mother nor my grandmother quilted or sewed. My mother did teach me how to embroider when I was about 8 and my grandmother crocheted doilies. She tried to teach me and I just never got it as a teenager. I finally learned in my late twenties and made a doily to show her but she died before I could give it to her for Christmas.
I do have some album blocks that were in a box of scraps my step great grandmother gave me but I don't know if she is the one who did these or not. I did put them together in my one quilting class years ago and tied it. I sometimes wonder if I should take it apart and do it right. The sashings don't match up.
I just love the old fabrics. Since Nana sewed I am guessing she was the one who did the blocks.

smagruder

You can start the tradition!!!!!! Make heirlooms for your family to add onto if you can get anyone to start quilting, if they don't already do so :roll:

smagruder

I LOVE THIS QUILT....!!!!! EVERYTHING ABOUT IT SAYS "HEIRLOOM"!

euchreprincess

I found a quilt top in my husband's mother's house when she was moving from IL to FL 25 years ago. It was in a box in the attic and ready to be finished. She told me that she, my husband's grandmother & aunt used to sit on the front porch in Chicago, in the late 1930's and chat and work on the quilt. They got the material scraps from the dress factory a few doors down. I kept it in my closet for years, and never had the skills to finish it. (pictured) I've sewn clothing for years but never quilted.

I began volunteering at a church quilt group 5 years ago and eventually paid a friend to finish it. Since then, I've been bitten by the quilting bug and have made 6 or 7 charity tops myself.

I just completed a quilt on my own, start to finish, for my first grandson's 1st birthday next month! (also pictured) In fact, in this picture, I spotted a mistake I made, but of course, it's too late to fix it. No one but a quilter would see it, certainly not the baby! I'm going to call it "A hug from Grandma". Any suggestions on the dedication patch? I'm not much of a hand sewer and I don't have a hoop.

I cleaned out my sewing room this spring and gave away all my clothes making supplies and kept all my quilt supplies. My next project is a quilt for my grown son's bed. And I'm cutting squares from worn out blue jeans for a future project.

damaquilts

My daughter doesn't sew and has no interest in it. Neither does my granddaughter. I tried with my DGD but no dice she made 1 quilt block. lol I have made quilts for almost every grandchild in the family. So at least they will all have one. I guess it skips generations in my family.

Mona Marie

I have one from my great grandmother but it was never finished. I am not sure how to do it or if I should finish it.