What does your quilt mean to you?
@saigonwarrior (1331)
United States
February 17, 2007 7:04pm CST
I love to quilt. Every quilt tells a story. Quilts are like an extention of oneself. Quilting is a beautiful craft and form of artwork. Each quilt normally tells a meaningful story. From the types, color, and pattern of the pieces, to the color and choice of the border.
Here is one story that I would like to share with you:
A young man worked for the electric company and was electricuted while at work,leaving behind a wife and small child.
He had also served time in the military.
His wife wanted a quilt made out of his old military (camouflage) uniforms, for their daughter.
After the quilt was finished, there were enough scrapes leftover to make a quilt for my youngest son. The piece is called Jacob's Ladder because if you look closely it looks like a ladder.
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@ibusann (36)
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18 Feb 07
My quilt is a memory scrap quilt. It is made up from scraps left over from clothes I have made for my children and myself, as well as scraps from my mum, so when I look at the patches, I remember each family member and what the piece was from.
One Christmas about 14 years ago, I made my mother a quilt in secret. All her grandchildren drew her a picture with those fabric crayons that you iron afterwards to make them permanent. To make up blocks .... there are only 7 grandchildren ... I drew a family tree on one and the adults all signed a block.
The same year I made a scrap quilt for my aunt. They were both really surprised by their gifts and a few weeks ago I visited my aunt and she is still using her quilt, as does my mum.
I am quilting a Trip Round the World quilt at the moment, but to be honest, I prefer my scrap quilt to the carefully co-ordinated one!
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@saigonwarrior (1331)
• United States
18 Feb 07
Yes, see..that is what I meant by quilts telling a story.
The ones made from special fabrics and themes (my eldest son has a quilt made from the blue jeans that he wore over the years). Those quilts, in my opinion are mementos and keepsakes that cannot be replaced because they have memories attached.
I was not able to post an image of the jacob's ladder. I meant to. I will try again and hopefully it will work this time.
I am sure your mother enjoyed the quilt very much because of the love put into by you and her grandchildren. What a wonderful keepsake for her and a nice gift from you.
