Mom's Last Quilt

You need to be absolutely sure to sign it! And be sure to put both
your mother's name and your name, somehow indicating that Mom designed
and made the top, and that you finished it after Mom passed away. Put
your mother's years of birth and death with her name, and the year you
finished it with your name. Something along the lines of "top
designed and made by [name], 19xx - 200x, and finished by [your name],
2007" Hopefully, someday it will be returned to you from Uncle
Harold's family . . .

In article ,
Pat in Virginia wrote:

Wonderful quilt, wonderful story. It is fitting that
you have finished this just before mother's day. Yes,
it is a family treasure ... and I bet your family
thinks YOU are one, too. HUGS, PAT in VA

Piggybacking here. I agree -- both the quilt and you are family
treasures, Joan. It's so generous of you to finish this particular quilt
and then give it away, knowing what sentimentality it evokes in you!


joan8904 in Bellevue Nebraska wrote:

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...62000453xYgDsG


Well, it had to be done. I'd always joked with Mom that she couldn't
die until this quilt was finished. She didn't keep her end of that
bargain and I inherited the quilt top. :

Originally, this was to be an entry in the Ky State Fair in 2003. But
Mom had a spell of something or other and didn't get it finished in
time to enter. She had it basted and moved it along to her apartment
in the assisted living center in Paducah. It was stored under the bed
and then she moved it to the couch. I was hopeful at that point. I
never asked her why she didn't quilt it; guess I didn't want to know
the answer.

Anyway, when she passed, I got all of her quilting things, including
the basted top. I couldn't face it right away, but finally decided it
had to be done. I seem to remember that it was eventually going to be
a gift for my Uncle Harold. His birthday is the end of July. I know
he'll appreciate it, even though it's now machine quilted, rather than
hand quilted as Mom would have done.

It's a familiar Fons and Porter pattern.

Not Mom's best work, but her last. And a family treasure.

joan





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Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
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The quilt is beautiful, and I'm sure she's so proud of what you have
done.

Patti in Seattle

Oh, Joan, what a beautiful quilt. And what a remembrance you have, like you
need any physical reminders.

I always think it's so neat when I see mothers and daughters quilting
together. On the other hand, it would have been awfully hard for me to work
on something my mom started.

She never sewed a stitch and thought I was the most creative, amazing
creature on the planet because I could.

Reading and shopping was mom's thing. I inherited a bunch of crap from
Walmart and about a million romance novels.

God, I miss her.

Cindy

"joan8904 in Bellevue Nebraska" wrote in message
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Well, it had to be done. I'd always joked with Mom that she couldn't
die until this quilt was finished. She didn't keep her end of that
bargain and I inherited the quilt top. :

Originally, this was to be an entry in the Ky State Fair in 2003. But
Mom had a spell of something or other and didn't get it finished in
time to enter. She had it basted and moved it along to her apartment
in the assisted living center in Paducah. It was stored under the bed
and then she moved it to the couch. I was hopeful at that point. I
never asked her why she didn't quilt it; guess I didn't want to know
the answer.

Anyway, when she passed, I got all of her quilting things, including
the basted top. I couldn't face it right away, but finally decided it
had to be done. I seem to remember that it was eventually going to be
a gift for my Uncle Harold. His birthday is the end of July. I know
he'll appreciate it, even though it's now machine quilted, rather than
hand quilted as Mom would have done.

It's a familiar Fons and Porter pattern.

Not Mom's best work, but her last. And a family treasure.

joan

It's beautiful! My mom passed 2 years ago and I still haven't been able to
finish up her quilts. You are a wonderful daughter and worthy inheritor of
a great tradition..

--
Niasha
If it doesn't kill you, it can only make you stronger!
"joan8904 in Bellevue Nebraska" wrote in message
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Well, it had to be done. I'd always joked with Mom that she couldn't
die until this quilt was finished. She didn't keep her end of that
bargain and I inherited the quilt top. :

Originally, this was to be an entry in the Ky State Fair in 2003. But
Mom had a spell of something or other and didn't get it finished in
time to enter. She had it basted and moved it along to her apartment
in the assisted living center in Paducah. It was stored under the bed
and then she moved it to the couch. I was hopeful at that point. I
never asked her why she didn't quilt it; guess I didn't want to know
the answer.

Anyway, when she passed, I got all of her quilting things, including
the basted top. I couldn't face it right away, but finally decided it
had to be done. I seem to remember that it was eventually going to be
a gift for my Uncle Harold. His birthday is the end of July. I know
he'll appreciate it, even though it's now machine quilted, rather than
hand quilted as Mom would have done.

It's a familiar Fons and Porter pattern.

Not Mom's best work, but her last. And a family treasure.

joan

I can only hope that someone in my family will take such good care of the
projects I leave behind. Thank you, Joan, for sharing.

--
Louise in Iowa
nielandl@ msn dot com
http://community.webshots.com/user/louiseiniowa

"joan8904 in Bellevue Nebraska" wrote in message
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Well, it had to be done. I'd always joked with Mom that she couldn't
die until this quilt was finished. She didn't keep her end of that
bargain and I inherited the quilt top. :

Originally, this was to be an entry in the Ky State Fair in 2003. But
Mom had a spell of something or other and didn't get it finished in
time to enter. She had it basted and moved it along to her apartment
in the assisted living center in Paducah. It was stored under the bed
and then she moved it to the couch. I was hopeful at that point. I
never asked her why she didn't quilt it; guess I didn't want to know
the answer.

Anyway, when she passed, I got all of her quilting things, including
the basted top. I couldn't face it right away, but finally decided it
had to be done. I seem to remember that it was eventually going to be
a gift for my Uncle Harold. His birthday is the end of July. I know
he'll appreciate it, even though it's now machine quilted, rather than
hand quilted as Mom would have done.

It's a familiar Fons and Porter pattern.

Not Mom's best work, but her last. And a family treasure.

joan




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Soooo beautiful!!

And while I was there, of course I had to look through the rest of your
quilts. Wondering if you could post again the pattern name for
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...62000453OMThiS --
the one that looks like hearts in a log cabin.

Did your mom teach you to quilt?

--
Kay Ahr in NV
to respond to me directly, remove "WESTHI" from the email address


"joan8904 in Bellevue Nebraska" wrote in message
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Well, it had to be done. I'd always joked with Mom that she couldn't
die until this quilt was finished. She didn't keep her end of that
bargain and I inherited the quilt top. :

Originally, this was to be an entry in the Ky State Fair in 2003. But
Mom had a spell of something or other and didn't get it finished in
time to enter. She had it basted and moved it along to her apartment
in the assisted living center in Paducah. It was stored under the bed
and then she moved it to the couch. I was hopeful at that point. I
never asked her why she didn't quilt it; guess I didn't want to know
the answer.

Anyway, when she passed, I got all of her quilting things, including
the basted top. I couldn't face it right away, but finally decided it
had to be done. I seem to remember that it was eventually going to be
a gift for my Uncle Harold. His birthday is the end of July. I know
he'll appreciate it, even though it's now machine quilted, rather than
hand quilted as Mom would have done.

It's a familiar Fons and Porter pattern.

Not Mom's best work, but her last. And a family treasure.

joan

That is HEARTSTRINGS #305 from PineTree Lodge. In the store, it's
done with chenille hearts. It makes a great baby quilt, no matter
what the fabric. The pattern includes option blocks with stars or
trees.

Many thanks to all of you for your kind comments. It wasn't as hard
to work on as I had anticipated. Plus, it seemed like one last thing
I needed to do for Mom. (Next I can start finishing her embroidery
projects! :)

Mom quilted, but I learned on my own. Every woman in the family has
done hand work of some sort and most were quilters. But since I moved
away from home in 1968, I've been pretty much on my own as far as
quilting was concerned. While our styles were completely different,
Mom and I truly enjoyed each other's quilting. We entered the Ky
State Fair together for several years, both with our own quilts and
joint ones. http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...62000453yNKhNZ
was the last one we did together. Mom found a picture of a crazy
quilt with a center medallion set on point in some quilting calendar.
I think it was her idea for me to design it, using pastel cottons. I
did the design, piecing, embellishment and tying. Mom did myriads of
embroidery. It won a blue ribbon for us in 2003 and hung in one of
the fancy display cases at the Fair. Eventually, it will go to Liem,
my granddaughter.

And one more wonderful memory. I have the display picture frame that
I gave Mom in 2004 for her birthday. It's three Sweepstakes ribbons
from the State Fair. My grandmother won hers in the sewing division
in 1968; Mom for quilting in 1996 and I won for quilting in 2002.
Can't get any better than that. : x 3!

Thank you for letting me indulge in such good memories.

joan
On May 10, 10:29�pm, "Kay Ahr" wrote:
Soooo beautiful!!

And while I was there, of course I had to look through the rest of your
quilts. *Wondering if you could post again the pattern name forhttp://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2199323010062000453OMThiS--
the one that looks like hearts in a log cabin.

Did your mom teach you to quilt?

*--
Kay Ahr in NV

My wonderful Mom did not quilt, but I do have her
lovely UFO afghan. I need to take a lesson so I can add
the borders. This makes me realize that I must have
"inherited" my UFO tendencies ... so now I can just
blame Mom. ROFL. She was a treasure .... and would have
chuckled at this little joke. She's been gone nine
years this month and I still miss her, but I have good
memories. Hugs to all of you who will miss your mothers
this Mother's Day.
PAT in VA/USA

niasha wrote:

It's beautiful! My mom passed 2 years ago and I still haven't been able to
finish up her quilts. You are a wonderful daughter and worthy inheritor of
a great tradition..

Thanks Pat and hugs back at you.
Taria

Pat in Virginia wrote:
My wonderful Mom did not quilt, but I do have her lovely UFO afghan. I
need to take a lesson so I can add the borders. This makes me realize
that I must have "inherited" my UFO tendencies ... so now I can just
blame Mom. ROFL. She was a treasure .... and would have chuckled at this
little joke. She's been gone nine years this month and I still miss her,
but I have good memories. Hugs to all of you who will miss your mothers
this Mother's Day.
PAT in VA/USA