My Aunt Marjory has been dreaming about what to do with some old linen napkins of her grandmother's!
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Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Monday, March 16, 2020
Aunt M Quilt Chronicles V: Yes, "Owl Always Love You"
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| First quilt, Owl Always Love You for Olyvia |
My sweet Aunt Marjory, now 87 years old, began a quest a few years ago to make quilts for each of her nine granddaughters. She and Uncle Jack began to make regular treks to my house to work together. She'd never made a quilt before. In fact, she began a career in Family and Consumer Sciences, but detested sewing and cooking, so she quit and taught English instead. But she was determined, and the process was so enjoyable, it must have sparked a fire!
She made friends at a local quilt shop, and the ladies set her up with quilt kits for her four sons. And of course, she couldn't forget her three daughters, so a couple of stacks of fat quarters magically lept into her arms too. Then she had Uncle Jack cut up his old Levis for a quilt of his own. I think she was hooked!
A broken hip threw a wrench into her plans, along with the passing of dear Uncle Jack, and she moved to a Senior Living community.
When she needed more quilts made, we shopped together for all the fabrics, which brought her great joy! It was color therapy. Then it fell to me to make the quilts, and get them quilted so they could be distributed at family reunions, a few each year.
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| Owl Always Love You < Digital Pattern Owl Always Love You < Paper Pattern |
This last quilt was similar to the first one, with background scenery similar to the actual view of that particular daughter who lives within sight of the Teton mountains.
In all, 27 quilts were made and given to all Aunt Marjory's children and grandchildren: 3 Owl quilts, 3 Bear quilts, 2 Elephant quilts, 8 Bear panels, 1 Wolf panel, 4 Horse panels, 1 Deer panel, 2 Elk panels, 1 Denim quilt and 2 Turning 20 scrappy quilts. She kept one of those for herself. It has been a delightful process for me. As a bonus, I have loved getting to know my Aunt and Uncle better, and hearing stories of my parents, grandparents and great-grandparents as we worked.
You can see some of the quilts in these previous Aunt M Quilt Chronicles:
I: Owl Always Love You
Next project? A little quilted banner she can hang on her door, Céad Mile Fáilte, which means "A Hundred Thousand Welcomes" in Gaelic. I quilted it using a beautifully embossed linen napkin that belonged to great-grandma Liljenquist. In fact, Aunt Marjory has nine of those napkins...
Friday, April 14, 2017
Aunt M Quilt Chronicles - Chapter IV
On one of our weekly sewing days last Fall, Aunt Marjory came in with a wry little smile and said, "Oh, you're going to hate me." What? Why? Well, turns out she had Uncle Jack drive her to a local quilt shop a couple of times where she had become friends with the shop ladies. She loves seeing all the fabrics and colors. She had spied a nice outdoorsy panel quilt on the wall on a prior visit, and her new friend, Carol, got Aunt Marjory all set up with four "Bear Meadow" kits to make quilts for her four sons!
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Remember, Owl Always Love You
Aunt M Quilt Chronicles, Chapter III: Elephants!
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| Hayley's |
You may recall that my cute little Aunt is on a quest to make quilts for her granddaughters. I've become her quilt-coach (enabler, lol!). First it was a couple of owl quilts, then bears, and now elephants!
Saturday, October 22, 2016
Bear in Mind, Owl Always Love You
Aunt M Quilt Chronicles, Chapter II: It's never too late to start quilting!
My sweet Aunt Marjory, now 84 years young, has decided to make a quilt for all nine of her
granddaughters.
granddaughters.
Thursday, April 7, 2016
Owl Always Love You
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| "Owl Always Love You" 44" x 54" Wall Hanging/crib size quilt. Now available: PATTERNS & KITS |
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