absolutely sick, a mouse chewed grams hankies!
03-21-2011, 01:35 PM
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So sorry. I know it sounds icky but could you manage find some parts of those hankies to use. Even a corner would add sentimental value to your quilt. I also have some old handkerchiefs I would be glad to send you.
03-21-2011, 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by fabric whisperer
I have TWO wedding quilts to do this year, and was just getting prepared to start the one for my neice... my only neice. I had a whole nice bin of my mom's hankies & grandmother's and great-grandmother's hankies... talk about family heritage!
A mouse somehow chewed thru the plastic to get to the ribbons that were in the same container. Mouse poop, chewings, total destruction. I am just totally heartsick and had to cry on someone's shoulder who understands.
Jess's wedding is in June, and I was going to gather everything now that I am over this stupid flu (I've been sick for nearly a month). Her older brother is getting married in September, and his quilt will be much easier, just purple and crimson. That I can do out of anything. But her quilt was going to really be special memories of the matrons of the family, she is my brother's only daughter.
Maybe its my early menopause hitting, or just sick of being down with a tooth pull & then a horrible flu... this just has me totally in tears. Thanks for letting me vent.
A mouse somehow chewed thru the plastic to get to the ribbons that were in the same container. Mouse poop, chewings, total destruction. I am just totally heartsick and had to cry on someone's shoulder who understands.
Jess's wedding is in June, and I was going to gather everything now that I am over this stupid flu (I've been sick for nearly a month). Her older brother is getting married in September, and his quilt will be much easier, just purple and crimson. That I can do out of anything. But her quilt was going to really be special memories of the matrons of the family, she is my brother's only daughter.
Maybe its my early menopause hitting, or just sick of being down with a tooth pull & then a horrible flu... this just has me totally in tears. Thanks for letting me vent.
be replaced. I am sure tho that whaterver you decide to make
for her will be pleasing to her. That sort of thing, just seems to
a part of life.
03-21-2011, 04:21 PM
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well we've been thru every single other bin of fabrics, mom's stuff, gram's stuff (I still have paperwork that I pick at when I'm in the mood for shredding and reminiscing)... we found one poor lonely solitary pink sheer hanky. It has no embroidery like all the other ones that were lost, but that poor little orphan got stared at, then I tucked it into my bra (hey, it was a sentimental thing!) and it gave me an idea!
That poor little solitary hanky is going to be my centerpiece. It has sheer scalloping around the edges, with a pretty simple scallop edge. I am going to embroider the bride/groom name and wedding date with a single red rose on it (my mom's favorite color, my gram's favorite flower) ... and it will be the centerpiece, with the two small corners I have WITH embroidery (the only salvageable pieces of the fluff box, I searched it all with latex gloves on, ewwwwwww) attached as little corners. I am going to look for some dainty lace or something that may look better, for 4 little corners... that would let me use the two Walchsee hanky corners as small labels for the bottom of the quilt.
I have had some wonderful generous offers for hankies. You guys are angels, and I would be happy to pay for some, under one condition:
Any hankies that I receive from others, will become my dreamed of butterflies. Then I will use a fine-tip marker and label those blocks with the name & state from where they are from (i.e. from Angel in Seattle, WA), and I will have to explain this whole mess to Jess AFTER she opens the gift.
Let me know what you think. I am going to post a ISO post in the classifieds... so if anyone wants to help me salvage this and has some to sell :) let me know. I am determined to make this somehow happen, I cannot, will not let this deter me from spoiling my fave (only) neice, she's a great kid (she's a very loved teacher, 26 years old, and just got her own 2nd grade class in a small IN town this year. She deserves the world ~ can you tell I love her like my own?!)
That poor little solitary hanky is going to be my centerpiece. It has sheer scalloping around the edges, with a pretty simple scallop edge. I am going to embroider the bride/groom name and wedding date with a single red rose on it (my mom's favorite color, my gram's favorite flower) ... and it will be the centerpiece, with the two small corners I have WITH embroidery (the only salvageable pieces of the fluff box, I searched it all with latex gloves on, ewwwwwww) attached as little corners. I am going to look for some dainty lace or something that may look better, for 4 little corners... that would let me use the two Walchsee hanky corners as small labels for the bottom of the quilt.
I have had some wonderful generous offers for hankies. You guys are angels, and I would be happy to pay for some, under one condition:
Any hankies that I receive from others, will become my dreamed of butterflies. Then I will use a fine-tip marker and label those blocks with the name & state from where they are from (i.e. from Angel in Seattle, WA), and I will have to explain this whole mess to Jess AFTER she opens the gift.
Let me know what you think. I am going to post a ISO post in the classifieds... so if anyone wants to help me salvage this and has some to sell :) let me know. I am determined to make this somehow happen, I cannot, will not let this deter me from spoiling my fave (only) neice, she's a great kid (she's a very loved teacher, 26 years old, and just got her own 2nd grade class in a small IN town this year. She deserves the world ~ can you tell I love her like my own?!)
03-21-2011, 04:42 PM
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Hey, this may be fate. Maybe you will find some gorgeous hankies and make something more beautiful than you ever imagined initially. Life is short and your niece will appreciate whatever you make. How about a couple of photos ironed on the quilt (maybe the relatives wedding photos) or a quote about marriage. There's lots of good ideas. Best of luck moving forward!! Make sure u post pics when done!
03-21-2011, 06:08 PM
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here is our lonely little orphan we found... I had to put her against the black so the design showed up... I am going to embroider her... won't decide whether to leave intact or cut & reposition with ribbons yet, but I will definitely make a thread when I start getting more ideas. :)
03-21-2011, 06:10 PM
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Maybe you could save a few for something like this from LAB55?
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-104419-1.htm
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-104419-1.htm
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