18 or 19 years ago, she received a Mother Goose baby quilt. It was a print panel
that I hand quilted at that time. Back then I wasn't graced with a picture of the baby and the quilt, that came later. I had no clue, until Christmas of 2002, when I opened my present, what the fate of that baby quilt was.Appropiately, I got to make a graduation quilt for her, last May. She went off to college at the University of Minnesota, all grown up, and with a new quilt.
All that remains of that old baby quilt is where the quilting held it to the batt and the backing. As you can see the rest is gone, leaving a mesh like foundation of what was the front. I shake my head in amazement....you can see why making all those baby quilts isn't really a burden.
The second picture(where ever blogger puts it) is of the 3 M sisters. All three are holding the baby quilts that I made. Michon and Madelyn are only a couple of years apart in age. Litte Jaclyn came along later.
I'm glad to read you are enjoying the year of quilts calendar. Today I will do a thorough search for the camera, and if that doesn't work??? Well then I'll just have to tear the house apart!!*VBS*
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10 comments:
Isn't it ironic, that a threadbare piece of fabric is the greatest compliment to your gift of a baby quilt and testament to the fact that it was used and loved. Just goes to show that we shouldn't be precious about our quilts, they're made to be used and loved. They might not make heirlooms but they'll certainly have done their job.
I agree with Fiona! I hope the quilts I make for family end up being 'loved to death'!
I know that frantic rip the house apart feeling!! Good luck!
Enjoyed your last post too.
Now that is one well-lved quilt. Every quilter hopes her quilts are loved as much as that one.
I hope you find your camera.
Ah-ha! Mosquito netting! LOL
Very cool...that's what every baby/child quilt that we give away should look like!
what a priceless photo Finn-just makes me grin all over.
Now that is a "flimsy" *s*
I bet it's as soft as silk by now and she liked it all the same. I made college quilts for all my neices.
I love if someone loves my quilts to death like that. How sweet that it still means so much to her, even in tatters!
That someone would love a quilt that much is a testament of their love for you and your wonderful gift. The three girls look lovely with their quilts.
I do hope that you find your camera.
Finn, ditto what abandoned in pasadena said. YOU are the reason Michon hung on to the quilt :)
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