This is Why I Quilt!
06-26-2016, 05:11 AM
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This is Why I Quilt!
I sent "String Crossroads" to my granddaughter. This was the first quilt I designed from scratch, and I wanted her to have it to remember me (not that I'm going anywhere for a LONGLONG time!).
She loved looking at all the different fabrics that I included. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree--I remember spending hours looking at my maternal grandmother's and great-grandmother's quilts wondering "Who wore this fabric?" or "Where did this material come from?" Their work was an inspiration to me, though I didn't quite realize it at the time.
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We never know what people will remember about us in years to come. I hope people remember about me, "She was a kind person, and she was a quilter."
She loved looking at all the different fabrics that I included. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree--I remember spending hours looking at my maternal grandmother's and great-grandmother's quilts wondering "Who wore this fabric?" or "Where did this material come from?" Their work was an inspiration to me, though I didn't quite realize it at the time.
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We never know what people will remember about us in years to come. I hope people remember about me, "She was a kind person, and she was a quilter."
06-26-2016, 05:53 AM
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Yes, spreading the joy and love is what quilting is about. A grandniece, who had been living in a car until her aunt rescued her, commented on the quilt I sent her, "I didn't know anyone loved me that much." Your DGD obviously feels the love that fine quilt represents.
06-26-2016, 06:15 AM
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One of my favorite memories is playing with my mother's button box and muffin tins in our shoe box of a living room. Think that's what started it for me. Now you wouldn't believe what's crammed in my shoe box of a sewing room. But I do have a dedicated space and grateful for it. So I think that this might be the start of something bigger for your niece.
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