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thanks for starting this cool thread
I am still working on my first quilt Eleanor Burns Lovers Knot lap quilt, I took a class and got the top all done in one day, 2 weeks later the teacher was killed in auto accident, and just now got it back out last fall and trying to get it finished, I am now stitching in the ditch, this will be a special quilt Craftybear |
Irish--what a beautiful story. It seems a tiny bit familiar... did you post a picture of that quilt? I love your story. Thank you for making it for her.
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Originally Posted by Shibori
Well, it's a story that doesn't end well but here goes. I made my first show quilt in 1997. A large Mariner's Compass that I still love to this day...EXCEPT that when I see it I get very angry. That quilt took months to hand quilt and my mom loved it so I gave it to her after the show. We lived in TX at the time so it was a few years before I got to come home to visit to see how she hung it. It was out in the shed, hung up to cover a window, with rusty nails pounded through it. I've always held my tongue about this because I feel that once you give a quilt, it's not up to you how its' treated but this torqued me so much because she knew how hard I worked on it. I was not prepared for how she wanted to use it. I hate to say it, but I won't give her any more of my quilts.
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It's the very first quilt I ever made. I made this quilt for our dear friends as an honor of them being our Chapter Directors. Never made a quilt or knew what a rotary cutter was, or even knew how to use all the gadgets that go with quilting.. I was always overwhelmed when I went to the store to look at all of that stuff... (laughing now because I own about one of everything)
After searching many many web sites I saw a block that was called a "Friendship Block". How appropriate I said to myself. Our chapter colors are red and we are called the Pioneer Chapter.. I found material in the past to make scarfs for us and I had a bunch of that left over... so that fabric had special meaning and yahoo.. it was one of the fabrics. then I thought wow would it be great if i could add some pictures.. so here I am trying to figure out how to add pictures to the quilt... wondering all the while, will I be able to pull this off. This couple did so much for our chapter. We had many wonderful memories and fun together, I wanted to honor them. Well, I managed to make this special quilt and presented it to them on the day they stepped down from their position. We remained very good friends (sisters) and quilting buddies. We shared many happy times. That quilt now hangs in their house.. She has since passed away but knowing that quilt still brings comfort to her husband... and to me.. so with all that said, this is "that very special quilt" |
Originally Posted by barnbum
Irish--what a beautiful story. It seems a tiny bit familiar... did you post a picture of that quilt? I love your story. Thank you for making it for her.
I haven't posted a picture but I should. I'll try to do it tomorrow. After reading the stories, I have one question. Why do people mistreat and not appreciate quilts made from the most intricate patterns instead of a basic 9 patch? Perhaps the lesson is that we should test appreciation levels of a recipient with a simple strip quilt and see if they earn a more complex quilt. I am heartsick to think of a Mariner's Compass and Cathedral Windows being used like a tarp. |
I crocheted afghans years ago for my husband's grandsons for Christmas. His daughter called all excited and said they put them under the trailer and the dogs loved them. That's all it took for me to never give them anything more. Sadly, the boys' children didn't got anything either. I know I should have just let it go but I couldn't. I now have two grandchildren that love everything they get.
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My special one was for my younger son.....who is a biker, a Harley man !!!!
It is made from 53 of his Harley T-shirts, his wife's t's, neckerchiefs, member patches and pictures that we took. The block that I like the most is one made from a gift he bought for one of his nieces. It was a Harley-Davidson little girl's denim pocketbook. I took the flap off the purse and sewed that onto a block. I then cut off the front of the bag and sewed it unto a block also but only around the edges, leaving the top open and the flap folded down over it. I then made the strap a lot shorter and sewed that in a loop over the purse.....it can be used to hide a treasured something. He absolutely loved it so that made all the time spent in sewing this 90"x90" quilt worth all hours worked. It's called "Bikers' Only" Maryjane my bbaby-biker's quilt [ATTACH=CONFIG]50107[/ATTACH] |
I had 5 sisters, 4 older than me and 1 younger. I am the only quilter in the family. I made a pp pineapple using a pansy and off-white fabric for my sister, Marie. The pansy print was fabric that Marie had given to me years before. It is twin size and hand quilted. I had started while living in Ca, finished in Co,took 6 mos to make. Made a special trip back home to personally deliver it her. It is on her bed. But the one I am glad I made was for my sister Liz. I used floral prints and matching solids to make a Pinwheels. That one is also twin size and hand quilted. I delivered that one also. My sister Liz suddenly passed way last October. When I gave her the quilt, I told her we are miles apart, but we are a part of each other and I will always love you. I don't know where that quilt is, but I know where Liz is, always in my heart. I hope to make all my sisters and 2 brothers quilts.
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My special quilt was a queen size love quilt for my pastor. He has advanced cancer and it is made of random strips (fat quarters) and a light beige narrow strip with different colored beige strips. The lightest beige strips were signed by church members with words of encouragement. I was proud when it was completed.
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That brought tears to my eyes.
Originally Posted by IrishNY
We all have one quilt that stands out for some reason to us. Maybe it's because it was a pattern you weren't sure you could make, or it went to a special person, or it was to celebrate a landmark event in your life. Tell us about it.
Mine was a quilt that I made for my grandmother's 90th birthday. She loved roses and the color light aqua and I based it around a fabric that had both. I killed myself to finish it in time for the party, including sewing on the binding in one of my doctoral seminars. She was thrilled with it but then said "I am going to hang it up because it is so pretty and I don't want anything to happen to it". :shock: I said "you're 90 - if you wear it out, I'll make you a new one" and she laughed. But she used it and she enjoyed it. She died about 18 months later, having napped under it many days during that time. My aunt gave it back to me and when I want to feel close to her, I pull it out and sit under it. She told me later that I was the only person to ever make her a quilt - and she had 12 kids and 49 grandchildren including a bunch of quilters. That made me feel pretty good. |
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