My niece Lisa called in for a visit the other day when she was passing by on a holiday trip. I had asked her if she would like to become the "keeper of the quilt". This is a family quilt, one I made for my mother for her 80th birthday back in 2002. I had sent pieces of fabric out to everyone and asked them to write, embellish, or embroider something of themselves as a message to go on the 80th birthday quilt. It was exciting to see all the individual blocks being returned. Lisa was delighted to take the quilt into her safe keeping.
Lisa and the family quilt
There were blocks from us four siblings, two son in laws, and all the grandchildren, and a very special nephew. The youngest grandchild had his baby hand traced. I added extra blocks in the names of my mother's sisters. There were several photos printed on fabric, a special one of my grandmother who sadly died when my mother was about 8 years old or so. The largest photo is of my mother and hung in the family home when I was growing up. And underneath are three smaller photos of her over the years.
The 80th Birthday Quilt
I really enjoyed putting this together and making extra blocks to fill in spaces as required. We had a family get together for this special birthday, and the quilt was presented. All those very special family blocks were inspected, oohed and ahhed over, and admired.
Sadly, as often happens, this quilt was deemed "too good to use" and was folded up and put away. Many thanks to Lisa for taking care of the quilt now, and she told me she plans to use it and snuggle under it. That's a nice thought, knowing that Lisa will be surrounded by all those family members, some have passed away and all the little ones are now well grown up.
And now, 23 years later, I will be turning 80 this year. Goodness me, how did that happen?
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