mom's daughter

My mom was a quilter. She did everything by hand, cutting, piecing, and quilting. It amazed me how she could sit in her chair by the window with a pair of scissors, needle and thread with a cigar box of little 2 inch pieces of material and create the beautiful works of art that she gave away to people.

Mom died at 91 years of age in August of 2008 leaving behind massive quantities of quilting material, already cut blocks, patterns, and visions of new quilts. She had made every child, grand child, and great grand child a quilt. She had just start two new ones for her newest great grand children.

I can do a lot of things, but cannot force myself to quilt. Therefore, I have all of this material that is sitting here going to waste. Some of it is brand new in 3 yard pieces. That is how she wanted me to buy it for her. Some of it is scraps, and some of it I am sure is just junk. She worried all the time about what would happen to her material, saying no one will every want this stuff.

But I am thinking someone out there will want it. So if you have any ideas, could you let me know. It gave her so many, many hours of pleasure to create her quilts, and the joy of receiving one of them was just unmeasurable.

sharon b

Hello and Welcome :lol:

Have you contacted a local Quilting Guild ? or here we have a place called Busy Hands - they make blankets, scarfs, clothes for those that can't afford them and are always looking for donations.

Stick around here maybe the bug will get you :wink:

janell2009

1st of all welcome to this forum. 2nd quilting is sooo much fun. I have not been on here long but this is a wonderful place to learn. It does not matter if you have never quilted before or have quilted for many many years. This is the place to learn.
As far as the fabric, find your local quilt shop they should be able to help you find someone who would love it.

mom's daughter

Thanks, looks like a good place. I have given some of the material away to a group of ladies who make quilts for veterans, hospitals, kids groups, etc. But I still have so much left. I have hand quilted some quilts, but can only do it in the winter when there is absolutely nothing else to do. I don't have the patience to sit still that long. Maybe when I hit my 80's and can't mow or feed, I can do it, but not yet.

sharon b

Have you tried machine quilting/sewing ? you can develop your own style - just because someone else did it one way doesn't mean you have to :lol:

frarose

Machine sewing is so much easier than hand.

OWALK718

Hello and welcome from Missouri!

DebsShelties

Welcome from Virginia

LeslieFrost

Welcome from NW Wisconsin!

I think you should take stock of your sad/guilty feelings about not doing something will the fabric.

If it is really burning you up, then find somewhere to give it all away to, and wave bye bye to those feelings. Goodwill takes fabric and partial projects. Lots of folks on this Board find wonderful stuff at Goodwill.

Or, if having the fabric around is not bothering you too much, then organize it a little, pack it up so it won't get mildewy, and just let it wait. You might come back to it, or you might not. But, in any case, if it sits for enough years, it will be valuable as antique or vintage fabric! You might have a gold mine there in 40 years!

Lori B.

Welcome from Michigan.:)