A Tisket, A Tasket, a Giveaway Quilting Basket!
Finally! I have the basket of quilting supplies I've been wanting to offer as a giveaway to celebrate A Time to Love (first book of the Quilts of Lancaster County, Abingdon Press) ready for giveaway!
I'll be having a book signing at Magrieta's Quilt Shop in St. Augustine, Florida, next week. I love that shop and Magrieta not only has invited me to sign books there on Friday, Nov. 5, she helped me pick out quilting supplies for the giveaway. Included is a special fabric cutter, a seam ripper, a quilt pattern, a special magnetic thimble, a fat quarter of fabric, pins, quilting stickers -- too many things to name! Oh, and a pretty mug with Magrieta's own quilt patterns and a St. Augustine lighthouse painted on it for you to sip your coffee from as you quilt. Everything is tucked into a basket handmade by an Old Order Amish woman, too! Value is approximately $55.
Barbara Scott, my senior editor at Abingdon Press who bought the Quilts series, said that everyone at the publishing board meeting where she presented it had a wonderful memory about a quilt -- even the lone male there! That's when they decided to buy the series and to give it that name. (Can't wait to tell you the name of the next series they bought!)
So, I'm inviting you to submit a brief comment about a memory you have of a quilt here on AmishHearts.com and on Facebook. If you're not currently a friend of mine on FB, just ask me to friend you. I'll name the winner on Friday, Nov. 19.
Good luck! And if you're anywhere near the St. Augustine area, I hope you'll stop by for the First Friday Art Walk event at Magrieta's Quilt Shop on King Street and say hi! I'll be there from 5:30-7:30 p.m. and the following day at the Romancing the Holidays event at the Barnes and Noble at Altamonte Mall in Altamonte Springs, Fl., rom 2-5 p.m.
Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Blessings,
Barbara
I'll be having a book signing at Magrieta's Quilt Shop in St. Augustine, Florida, next week. I love that shop and Magrieta not only has invited me to sign books there on Friday, Nov. 5, she helped me pick out quilting supplies for the giveaway. Included is a special fabric cutter, a seam ripper, a quilt pattern, a special magnetic thimble, a fat quarter of fabric, pins, quilting stickers -- too many things to name! Oh, and a pretty mug with Magrieta's own quilt patterns and a St. Augustine lighthouse painted on it for you to sip your coffee from as you quilt. Everything is tucked into a basket handmade by an Old Order Amish woman, too! Value is approximately $55.
Barbara Scott, my senior editor at Abingdon Press who bought the Quilts series, said that everyone at the publishing board meeting where she presented it had a wonderful memory about a quilt -- even the lone male there! That's when they decided to buy the series and to give it that name. (Can't wait to tell you the name of the next series they bought!)
So, I'm inviting you to submit a brief comment about a memory you have of a quilt here on AmishHearts.com and on Facebook. If you're not currently a friend of mine on FB, just ask me to friend you. I'll name the winner on Friday, Nov. 19.
Good luck! And if you're anywhere near the St. Augustine area, I hope you'll stop by for the First Friday Art Walk event at Magrieta's Quilt Shop on King Street and say hi! I'll be there from 5:30-7:30 p.m. and the following day at the Romancing the Holidays event at the Barnes and Noble at Altamonte Mall in Altamonte Springs, Fl., rom 2-5 p.m.
Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Blessings,
Barbara
Posted by Barbara Cameron at 10/28/2010 10:51 PM 
Categories: Quilts of Lancaster County, A Time to Love
Tags: quilting basket giveaway
Categories: Quilts of Lancaster County, A Time to Love
Tags: quilting basket giveaway
A dear friend of our family made a quilt for my son when he was small. He loved that quilt more than anything. Used it so much that it had hugh holes in it. The dear lady made him a new one, but he loved his old one so much that he never parted with it. I still have whats left of that quilt. My son is a young man with his own family. He has shared with them the love of the quilt and the lady who made it for him. They both were very special in his life and mine. Our dear friend has been gone for many years, but never forgotten.
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My favorite memory is the quilt that my mother cross stitched for me and the Amish in our area quilted it for me. It brings back so many memories of watching my mom working on the quilt. If I had children I would pass it down to one of them, but one of my great nieces will probably receive it when they get married.
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There is something so special about having a quilt made by someone who loves you and vice versa. I remember the quilts my grandmother and aunts made to especially gift the newborns in the family. As we grew up, special occasions like weddings always brought new quilts as special gifts. I've never actually quilted, but I've always wanted to learn. What a pleasant time it must be working on each quilt that becomes an art of love. I'm thinking too of all the prayers being said over each piece as it is added. There is nothing more comforting as a quilt made especially for you or me. Thank you for this wonderful gift as the giveaway and the opportunity to win it. I hope I do!
Sharing the Love of Christ,
Barb Shelton
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During World War II, the ladies at our church saved the wool pant legs of otherwise worn out trousers We cut them into squares and made quilts, backing them with heavy flannel. Then we sent these quilts for wounded soldiers. After the War my mother made another one to keep in the back seat of our car, because Ohio winters are cold.
One day while my father was at work, two young boys skipped school, ran away from home, and took that quilt and the flashlight from our car. They policeman who found them the next day said that our quilt kept the boys from freezing overnight. We got that quilt back, and I still have it, the homemade quilt that saved two lives.
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My greatest quilt memory was with my Grandmother. She taught me how to quilt and now teachingmy girls how to quilt as well. We spend the weekend evenings secutting and sewing. Quilts are produce from a labor of love in each stich.
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I have two memories of quilts, the first my paternal grandmother made a rag quilt when I was a little girl, I still have it too. The second, remember tri-chem? The first fabric paint? My mom when I was in elementary painted one quilt with cats and the other with dolls from around the world. She hired a lady to quilt them for my sister and I - mine was supposed to be blue with cats (my favorite color), and my sister's yellow with dolls(her favorite colors). She mixed up the colors so I got the dolls and my sister got the cats. I am 37 now and I have taken that quilt to every churchsummer camp, youth group sleep over, friends' houses and missions trips I have gone on in the past 25 years.
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My favorite quilt memory is the crib size one I made for my granddaughter when she was 1 year old. She used that quilt as her blankie until it was nothing but threads. She always called it her grandma blanket and she loved it to death! She is now 13 and wants a new quilt made by grandma.
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My favorite memory is the time I spent with my cousin while piecing my first quilt. We had many laughs & I'll think of her when I use it. I love quilting and am so excited for this give-away! Thanks, Kate
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My most favorite memory is watching my grandmother guilt. She made the most wonderful quilts. She tried to show me several times when I was younger and I just could not sit still long enough to get the stitching down. I wish she was still here, I would sit and learn as much as I could. I have her old quilting frames and I have a couple of quilt tops that I got from my sons great grand mother that I plan on quilting someday...if I can ever find the time. I keep a quilt on my bed that my grandmother gave me when I graduated high school. I think of her every time I look at that quilt. My son was lucky enough to get a baby quilt from her....a Christmas quilt since he was born in December.
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My favorite memories of quilts are the three quilts my grandmother made for each of my children. They were each a different pastel color. I cherished those quilts to use with my babies. Now that they're grown, the quilts passed along to them to use someday with their own children.
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My favorite quilt memory is about one my mom had made all the squares for, a state bird on each one. she had done them when her eyesight was good, but never finished it. she told me she would leave them to me if I promised to have it quilted. My husband worked up north in Pa. and took them to an Amish girl, Susie and she quilted it for me. It's extra special because mom did all the birds (alot of work) and our little amish friend put it together beautifully. I wish mom could have seen how beautiful it turned out.
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i dont own a quilt i wish i did so hopfully i win one here
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Just got your new book "A Time to Love" and I can't wait to start reading it. I have a quilt memory from about 24 years ago when I went to visit my Aunt in Quarryville, Pa. We went to Intercourse and I saw the quilts they had on display in one of the stores. I couldn't believe they were hand-stitched!! I wanted to buy one but they were too expensive at the time. I was on a very strict budget to save money for a house with my hubby and couldn't afford it.
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When I was 6 years old I started my first quilt with my Mother. It was called Tumbling Tumbleweeds. We only got the top of it put together before my Mother died.
I finished it and have repaired it numerous times.
I hope my Granddaughters will appreciate the hours put into it.
I am just now starting them on quilting.
Bless you and I cannot wait to read your book.
Jacquie
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My favorite memory of quilts is when I was growing up and my bed had the old quilts on it that had been passed down from generation to generation in my family !! I can still remember to this day what they looked like even though that was years ago !!
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My memory is the quilt I have on my bed that my mom made me 13 years ago after my dad passed away. She used his favorite shirts for squares. She has since passed and I've saved her favorite shirts in hopes of using them for another quilt. I'd like to take the one apart and use both his and hers to make one larger quilt.
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A number of years ago my great-aunt Betty, made me a quilt. Nothing fancy just a quilt. To this day I still sleep under the quilt. It is becoming woren and ragged, but I love it just the same.
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I remember staying at my Grandmas cottage and she had quilts on all of her beds and I loved them.I also have to add that Grandma was and is my favorite person in the world.
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Barbara - I'm looking so forward to reading this whole series. My Grandmother was a quilter & passed her love on quilting on to me - sadly she passed away of Ovarian cancer 2 mos. before my wedding. One of my most treasured items is my "Around the World" quilt that was made by Grandma - its 1" squares made completely by hand. Grandma started the quilt w/fabric leftover from clothes that she made for my Mom & Aunt. Later she increased it from full size to King size w/fabric leftover from clothes that she made my sisters & I. When I look at the quilt I have memories from the different fabrics, plus wonderful memories of a special Grandma that I'll see one day in heaven.
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hi Barbara, I think the only memories that I have of "Favorite Quilts" would be my grandmother showing me how and teaching me how to make Crazy Quilts". And then when she had all of us make a quilt square for each of my twin cousins for their wedding gift and had us put our names(we sewed them on) on them to show who made which square and then my aunt put all of the Block Squres together...
It would be awesome to win this quilting basket!
Have a great evening and May God Bless.
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Hi Barbara, I also meant to post that the day of your announcing the winner of this Quilting Basket on the 19th is also my birthday.. how awesome of a birthday present that would be!!
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My niece is in her 20's now. At her baptism as a young baby, my sister gave me a quilt she made. I still have the quilt, although it is looking "well loved". Whenever I see it, I always think of my niece.
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When I first married in 1963, a woman named Rose who was a native American
friend of my husband's family made us a large crazy quilt all by hand. It is a cherished quilt for our family.
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My first memory of quilting was going with my mom to sewing circle every Wed. a.m. at the church. The ladies would have a big quilting frame stretched taking up most of the space in the room. As a little one, I spend most of my time on the floor, under the quilt, playing and watching the needles go up and down through the layers. It was like a giant tent for me and I just loved the happy chatter of the ladies, my mom included. I said that someday, I would learn to quilt, unfortunately, I waited too long for my mom to teach me- she suffered from dementia from age 76 until her death at 93. But since I have retired from teaching, that has been my goal. I now take lessons. I LOVE the Amish quilts and now realize their true value as I know how much time goes into these tiny stitches.
Would love to win this basket!!
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My grandmother use to make quilts of all kinds, and my mother had several. Soon after my daughter was born, I received one. I use to display it on our bed. Then one day I noticed several holes in it... and I asked my 3 year old if she knew anything about it and she told me no. So my mother came over later that day because I needed to figure out what happened to the quilt. My mother said to my daughter, "I love the circles you cut in the quilt!" and my young daughter answered... "Thank you grandma!" My mom demonstrated for me how she pulled the material up and cut and it made a circle. I was fit to be tied, but to this day I have never repaired it because it holds this special memory for me.
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I'd like to enter! My favorite quilt memory is opening mine that my mom made for me,and seeing that she had included pieces from my favorite dress from childhood. I still have the quilt!
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It would be incredible to win this prize. My daughter has a beautiful quilt on her bed that was given to her by my best friend's mom. It was a quilt that was made for her for her bed. After my best friend past away from cancer in 1996, my friend's mom wanted to give my daughter this special quilt. A reminder of what a beautiful and gentle soul and friend that she was. The quilt, somewhat tattered , torn and a bit worn is still on her bed, a constant reminder of what a beautiful and special friend that she was.
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The first quilt I remember was one my granmother and I made. It was from old scraps she had put up to do a quilt someday. She tell me all about certain piece of fabric. This one was from my moms dress she wore to church, one my aunt wore when she was young, one from my grnadfather shirt and so on. As we piece this quilt she told me stories when she grew up and the time she made a quilt with her mother and all the stories she told. My first quilt was odd shaped and quite different then any you would see but it was a quilt made of love and memories. I still have that quilt and can retell the stories she told. Its still a little odd shaped but I wouldnt trad it for any quilt you buy in the store. Precious memories how they linger. My grandmother is in Heaven now but the art of quilting she left me is still in my heart. I just recentely started to think of quilting agani of course I dont have all the items you need to start but I do have stories I can tell and have several quilt squares I saved from my families clothing. I would love to win these items. That would be awesome to have those things and start quilting again. I have plenty of time now that I am older and my husband is in Dialysis 3 days aweek and 4 hours a day. I could get things cut and ready to sew. Oh now you have my mind wondering of all that I could do. But as I relat this to my husband; his eyes just roll and told me to tell Barbara thanks.LOL Really thanks for offering such an awesome gift to us readers. That will make us think of being in a home by the fire ( Just LLike the Amish ladies). Thanks to you and your publisher.
Thanks, Connie
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When I was a little girl, my grandmother and mother would sometimes quilt by hand, with the quilt in a large frame that was suspended from the ceiling. They would give me a needle and thread -- without a knot in the end of the thread -- and let me "quilt" along with them. I'm sure the stitches were later pulled out, but I had the opportunity to "help."
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Not to enter the contest because I just don't sew, quilt or anything like that but just wanted to share. My grandmother's double-first cousin was widowed and, although she had a ton of brothers and sisters, she came to live with my grandparents for approximately 20 years -- which was a HUGE blessing to us. It was as if I had another extra grandmother. Precious lady but no money, no material goods etc. except she had two beautiful quilts that she and her mother had made. When I got married, she gave me both and --get this -- kept saying she was "sorry" that she couldn't give me more. What better gift could she have possibly given me? We loved her so and still miss her. Anyway, when my brother passed away a few years ago, we used one of Nanniebelle's quilt to cover his casket -- it was as if her love was still "covering" him and us during our grief. Thanks for letting me share.
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i remember the first amish quilt i bought. we were living in florida and came to PA to take my son to woodward summer camp to skateboard. driving from lewisburg to woodward we passed this small neat sign that read 'amish quilts'. we stopped and went in and i met nora, this tiny amish lady who makes the most amazing quilts. i ended up buying a blue on white double wedding ring quilt. so started the story of our move to pennsylvania. every year for 5 years, we would bring nick to woodward, stop off at nora and buy a quilt. eventually, at the beginning of the year of what would be nick's sixth visit to woodward, we actually moved to lewisburg ... all because of falling in love with the town, the people, the amish and the quilts ... somehow they just didn't fit the open plan decor of florida, but boy oh boy, do the fit the pennsylvania house, for sure and for certain.
having lived here now for 7 years, with my son now grown up, i have collected many an antique quilt. however, my favorite will always be that original double wedding ring quilt which led to a friendship with nora and all her sisters.
incidentally, the quilt is still on my bed, in perfect condition, despite all the furlings that have spent many an hour lying on it!
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It's kind of hard to narrow it down to my one favorite quilt memory since I have so many good memories concerning quilts.
One quilt that was always special to me was one that was kept in our attic. It wasn't very pretty at all and had a lot of tears in it so many that it couldn't be mended. It was special to me because it had barely survived a tornado when I was a baby and my mother had used it to wrap me in after the storm.
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My mother in law is an amazing quilter. She made a king size quilt for our wedding in only three months. (We got engaged in May 2006 and married August 5, 2006.) I am just learning to quilt and made my first quilt as a picnic type quilt for at my husband's bike races. I am hoping to make a quilt as a wedding gift for my sister and her fiance so this would be WONDERFUL!
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My aunt used to own a quilt shop. She made quilts and sold them. Some of them were sold to people all over the world. I remember the big quilting frame being set up in her large living room. She can no longer do that because of her age, 88yrs old. and eye sight.
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My grandmother gave me a quilt she made I will always cherish this quilt because my grandmother made it with her own hands.
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When I was a young girl this very nice lady showed my how to quilt,I made my first one,it took me a long time to made It wasnt very good for my first one,but she said you will get better in time,I used the quilt for yrs,it gone now but the memory will last a life time
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I remember my great grandmother had a quilting frame in her basement which was used when I was a very young girl. I was also given a hand made quilt from my grandma. Someone made it for her and I will always treasure it.
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My Grandma made me and my brothers and sisters all quilts when we were growing up. I took mine with me when I married. My oldest daughter wanted all her special t-shirts from high school made into a quilt so I sewed them together and put them over a heavy quilt we had for backing. She said it is the warmest blanket where she lives now. I made my youngest daughter a quilt too by cutting squares from all her school t-shirts, etc. They both treasure them. Now I have Grandchildren. Please enter me.
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The memory (if called that) is of the very first Amish made quilt I ever purchased ( I don't quilt). It was a christmas gift for my parents over 25 years ago..that quilt now sits in my storage chest to one day give to one of my grandchildren on their wedding day..I would love to win and will get a friend who does quilt to help me make something special out of the supplies
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My favorite quilt is one that was on my bed as a child. Went off to college with me. Has a lot of yellow in it. Scraps of calico prints. It was made by my grandmother and great-grandmothers (her mother and mother-in-law). I still have it though it is very loved worn. I keep it now folded on shelf out of sunlight, wrapped in an old white sheet. Refolding several times a year.
Please enter me.
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Back in 1986, I was 22 and living in Phoenix, Az. I made a Grandmother Fan Quilt for my Grandma Warren. She lived in South Dakota. When she passed away my Aunt Dorothy gave it back to me. I had hoped to use it for a daughter but I had a boy. I still have this wonderful quilt and some day hope to pass it down to my own granddaughter...
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When I was little, I had a quilt that I absolutely loved. I liked all the different colors of the squares, and the different textures of the fabrics. It was the heaviest and warmest blanket that I ever had, and I never wanted anyone else to use it, cause then I couldn't!! One time, I woke up sick and well lets just say the quilt suffered the consequences of a sour stomach! I cried my eyes out til my mother had it washed and back to me. I used that quilt til it was rags and my mother finally threw it away. It's funny sometimes the things you remember! Thanks for making me take the trip down memory lane!!
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My mother loves to quilt, and one time she made a quilt with the theme Dick and Jane. As a child I used to read Dick and Jane all the time, so I loved it when she made that quilt. She still has it in her house.
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each one of my quilts has a good memory because they were bought or made for me by someone that cares for me. I have quilts made for me by my grandma that has been gone more than 20 years those bring back days of carefree memories and I have quilts I have made with help from my mom. I also have have quilts that my friends have made or bought for me. All are precious to me and I use them all each one making me feel loved. What could be a better gift than that unless it is a book by one of my favorite amish authors.
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My favorite quilt memory is one of my grandmother making me a quilt for my high school graduation. My grandpa helped, too! They didn't hand stitch it, but it was done by treadle sewing machine.
I sat with her for part of it and watched... sweet memory.
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My favorite quilt memories come, not from an actual quilt, but from my reading Jennifer Chiaverini's :Elm Creek Quilt" series. What wonderful friendships were made in those stories!
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My favorite memory of a quilt was one that was given to me for my daughter after she was born by the ladies from my ob/gyn office. The reason for this was that the previous year my son Alex was stillborn so while pregnant with my daughter we were all cautiously holding our breath. I am glad to say that my daughter was born healthy with no problems. The gift of the quilt was a suprise and brought tears to my eyes. I have the quilt put back to give to my daughter once she is has a child of her own. I know she will treasure it as I have.
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Years ago on my parents 45th wedding anniversary my sister in law got the idea to make them a special quilt. Each of us kids got a square and one was given to other relatives and close friends of my parents. Everyone decorated their square. Either embroidery or fabric paint with something special they remember about my parents or a special time they spent together. All the pieces were brought together and we had someone quilt it for us. My mom cried and my dad had tears which was rare for him. They have gone home, but such wonderful memories!
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We had one where the theme was autumn. I remember everyone in the family always wanted it and sometimes even fought over it. When I was younger and wasn't feeling well, it was the first thing I reached for. I would take it to bed with me and cuddle with it. It was my favorite. It is still in my parent's home.
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My favorite quilt memory is spending time around a quilting frame at my Granny's house when I was young. She often had a quilt going and in true grandmother fashion was always eager and willing to teach me and let me help! Blessed memories.
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My favorite quilting story is:
I was making a quilt when my daughter was about 5. I tend to lap quilt and was working on a queen size quilt. I was on the couch and had the quilt spread out on the couch while I was working. My daughter climbed under the quilt on the couch and stayed there for hours talking to me, telling jokes and asking questions about what I was doing.
It was so wonderful to spend that time with her. I will always remember how blessed I felt to have that time with her.
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My favorite quilt memory is the one that my mom made me and my husband for a wedding gift. She added both our favorite colors(purple for me, blue for him) and yellow for our children we have now and pretty flower with all 3 colors bringing us together as a family. She made this without me knowing and I even had to take her for stiches when she cut her finger cutting it out and I still didn't know
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Quilts have no long tradition in germany. So quilts were unfamiliar to me for a long time. The first quilt as I can name it so was a little baby-blanket an older neighbour made when my first daughter was born. It was made by knitting and sewing and it warmes my heart that this woman I barely knew made something for my little girl with her own hands. We do not live in that village for nearly 20 years but I still think of her.
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My favorite quilt memories center around summers as a kid. We visited relatives on a rural Minnesota farm, jumped in the soy beans, chased the (mean) chickens, and got to ride on the OLD tractor. Every night we were tucked in to old feather beds that had been on that farmstead for 100 years, and layered with hnad made quilts from feedsacks. They just OOZED summer on a farm to me!
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My favorite quilt memory is a double wedding ring quilt I received as a wedding gift. This was hand stitched compltely by hand by two little ladies that were 87 and 85 years old. I have now been married 12 years and still have the quilt. One of the little ladies has since passed on but I will forever see her each time I look at the quilt. I noticed a couple weeks ago one of the rings on the quilt had popped loose and next thing I knew I was in tears. This quilt could never be replaced and will forever be a part of my family.
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My favorite quilt memory is of a quilt my best friend made me for my wedding 15 years ago. I had never sewed a stitch before receiving this quilt and once I saw it I had to learn. I now sew on a daily basis! Many blessings, Dawn
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I have two favorites. My mom passed away before I had my three children. So, my aunt gave me the quilt my mom had made for my cousin about 15 years before my oldest was born. She also passed down the blanket my grandfather made for my cousin. These are my two very treasured quilts/blankets because they have a sentimental history to them!
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I remember coming home from school and going down to the quilting room to talk with my mom while she quilted. She was always encouraging me to do some but I was too intimidated by it all until the very end when I tried and liked it and thought I should have been doing it all along!
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I have a set of twin size quilts that were started by one of my grandmothers and finished by the other grandma. When my grandmother died and we were cleaning out her closets I found a set of Sunbonnet Sun and Butterfly blocks she had made that were hand appliqued with black thread. My other grandma set them together and quilted them. I was younger at the time and hadn't started quilting. Actually I was in high school and didn't even like sewing at that time. But I a lucky enough to have a set of quilts that both of my grandmothers worked on.
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Around the time I married, my grandmother gave me a quilt that her mother had made in a Tulip theme in the 20's. I was so thrilled! Check my blog: quiltyascharged.blogspot.com to see it.
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I remember an old quilt of my grandmother that we found in a bunch of packing things. I salvaged it and made some cute stuffed hearts and bears for members of the family. We still have them.
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I never met my great grandmother but I have an old quilt top that was made by her. It has never been completed and made into a quilt, it is just the top. I started quilting just a couple of years ago. I wanted to get good enough that I feel I can complete the top and do a good job. Just looking at the top makes me feel connected to her. I feel honored to have that piece of our family history.
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My favorite quilt was one my grandmother made for me when I was a little girl. It was nothing fancy just squares cut out of whatever fabric or old clothes that she had, a true patchwork quilt. She didn't own a sewing machine so it was all hand done. It was so special to me because it showed how much time she took to make me something so special. I kept that quilt on my bed all the time until I finally wore it out and it disappeared while I was away at school.
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When I was 12 my grandmother on my mother's side was bound and determined to teach me patience. We hand quilted squares with the batting inside and then attached the squares to one another. The "finished" quilt is only 3 squares wide and 18 squares long as I gave up before she did. I would have rather been curled up with a good book. Today some 30 odd years later, this quilt hangs on the back of my Bentwood rocker in the living room of my home. It serves as a reminder on my grandmother's love and makes me stop to take a deep breath and practice patience in my adult life.
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My favorite quilt memory...many times,when I was young, I would go to my grandmother's house to spend the weekend with her and grandpa. She would always wrap me in a quilt before I went to bed at night.I have that quilt now in a chest to keep it safe and every time I hold that quilt I remember my grandma and how she would wrap me in it and make me feel safe and secure.
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A quilt memory...my grandmother gave me a small square quilt when I was little - I thought it looked like a garden. It had floral fabrics surrounded by brown almost-solids, and some green too. I remember sitting up at night when I was in elementary school, walking through that garden in the quilt on my bed. The beautiful flowers, the smells, the buzzing of the bees...to all of you quilters out there, quilts are much more than a blanket!
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