What an awesome quilt Gai,

What a wonderful quilt and pillow Gai! So much love and memories wrapped up in that quilt! What a special gift for your grandpa and a wonderful family heirloom! Thank you for letting us in on this special quilt!

I so enjoyed seeing it. I have played around with printing pics onto fabric but haven't gotten one I liked. It was interesting to see what you did with yours.

Gai what a beautiful thing. The photos are so precious, especially the one of your Granma on the pillow. That must have brought him lots of comfort. He looked such a sweet man, God bless him. :D

K3n, there is a story for the pillow. He LOVED it. He slept with it every night, and in the daytime usually had it on the couch with him. He took it with him when he traveled. He wintered here in Texas with us, but went back home in the spring and spent the summers and fall in Ohio. Over the years that pillow became VERY dirty. It was spilled on and dropped and loved. But since it was real velvet and satin, and all the embellishments, it wasn't washable. It got to be pretty gross. Mom kept telling me to make him another one, but I didn't feel it would be the same. Anyhow, when Grandpa died, the plan was that it would go in the casket at the very end. But mom was sick when Gramps died, and in fact, when we went to the funeral home the day after he died, to make his arrangements, they thought we were coming in to make pre-arrangements for HER! Turns out she was in big time heart failure, and ended up going into the hospital that day and having heart surgery within the week. Grandpa was buried in Ohio, but Mom was so sick, and frankly we didn't think she was going to make it, so none of my immediate family were able to go to Ohio for his funeral. And somehow, the pillow didn't get sent with him.

Soooo, after Mom was better we discussed what to do with it. Really, there was no other option than to throw it away. But I couldn't do it and neither could she! I think we had one of my brothers actually do the deed! Did I mention that by then it was really pretty nasty? Even then we felt guilty! LOL

I can imagine but the pillow had served it's purpose, so there was no need for guilt. :D

Precious Memories, How They Linger, How They Ever Flood My Soul...name of a gospel song. Don't know writer, but that just came to me. At least you have the Pictures of the Pillow, so that serves to show how beautiful it was. I've never seen a signature quilt done in that style, but it's gorgeous & lovely. I know they really loved you & your Mom as well. So sorry she couldn't go to the funeral; however, she had to have the surgery or she'd have needed those arrangements for herself. She is still around to pre-make her own this time.

Very nice. What a great gift.

How beautiful!

That is so special! It brought tears to my eyes..made me think of my own Granda...he died in 1979,age 88, and I still miss him. Thanks for posting your photos.


ranger

Wonderful memories - I even had a tear.