These two latest memory quilts, using by brother in law Dennis's clothes, have taken a while, and finally I have met up with my late sister's family to pass them on. I had previously made a quilt for Adam using his grandfather's flannel shirts.
Adam's memory quilt
With Adam's quilt out of the way, I realised there was plenty of clothing for two more quilts. So I have been working on two more memory quilts, one for my niece Lisa and one for her daughter, my great niece Kate, using their beloved Dad/Poppa summer pyjamas. They started off like this. I wanted them similar, but different, so worked on stars and appliqued hearts, using the same fabrics in each. The sashings and border fabrics were different in each quilt.
Stars and hearts for the girls
At last the tops were finished, and I had to send them away to get commercially quilted, they were much too big for me to deal with. Then I had lots of binding to do.
Blue hearts
And blue stars
Side by side
With the quilts done, it was then a matter of passing them over. I certainly wasn't going to post them, and I wasn't too keen on driving up to Hastings to deliver them. The family traveled down to Wellington over the weekend, and called in to see me on their way home. So that worked out well.
Lisa, Kate and Adam
We had plenty of news to catch up on, enjoyed morning tea, and handed the quilts over. I had decided that the two girls could choose which one they preferred each. Adam made me laugh when he commented that he still uses the train quilt I made him when he was a lad of 7 or 8. I'm so pleased it is standing up well to years of use. It was a lovely morning and I was so pleased to see them again. Lisa is the daughter of my late sister Kathleen.
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