After Grandma Laura died from breast cancer, Mom gave me two of her favorite dresses. I inherited my narrow shoulders from her, and the dresses were tiny at top, room at the middle (another inherited trait, nice Scottish sturdy mid-section with all our weight up front) 100%cotton. Perfect for making quilts. I cut carefully and made 8 blocks to give to each of her children. Some aunts framed theirs. Don't know what happened with the rest, but that is the nature of a gift, you give, and it is gone.
Same dress fabric-just another stripe with different colors.
They would have looked good all together in one quilt, but then who gets the one big one? Easier to share. I have made several Memorial style quilts for grieving families.
What favorite article of clothing of yours would remind your children of the real you, if it were cut up into a quilt like this? I have a uniform look, includes my bright green crocs that I wear everyday. A favorite t-shirt. My black and lime green house dress pj cover-up. My favorite black jean jacket. I should ask Roxie what she thinks is my favorite dress, she what she says.
We are using this quote in the quilt show above the Children's Quilts: "Blessed are the children of the piecemakers (another name for quilters), for they shall inherit the quilts!"
After Grandma Laura died from breast cancer, Mom gave me two of her favorite dresses. I inherited my narrow shoulders from her, and the dresses were tiny at top, room at the middle (another inherited trait, nice Scottish sturdy mid-section with all our weight up front) 100%cotton. Perfect for making quilts. I cut carefully and made 8 blocks to give to each of her children. Some aunts framed theirs. Don't know what happened with the rest, but that is the nature of a gift, you give, and it is gone.
Same dress fabric-just another stripe with different colors.
They would have looked good all together in one quilt, but then who gets the one big one? Easier to share. I have made several Memorial style quilts for grieving families.
What favorite article of clothing of yours would remind your children of the real you, if it were cut up into a quilt like this? I have a uniform look, includes my bright green crocs that I wear everyday. A favorite t-shirt. My black and lime green house dress pj cover-up. My favorite black jean jacket. I should ask Roxie what she thinks is my favorite dress, she what she says.
We are using this quote in the quilt show above the Children's Quilts: "Blessed are the children of the piecemakers (another name for quilters), for they shall inherit the quilts!"
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Thanks for the picture of Grandma and her dress quilt squares.
Funny children of piecemakers quote!
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