. Tuesday, September 22, 2015 .
After making the first quilt I knew I wanted to make a quilt for Sam.  I knew that I wanted it to be a Gees Bend Quilt.  I love the history about Gees Bend, Alabama.  I  love the quilt maker because they used hat ever they could find to make a quilt.  No set pattern, no fancy needle work, just a quilt to keep family members warm in the winter.

I went to the fabric store and picked out and handful of fat quarters.  Came home and cut the into strips..all different widths.  Then I just started sewing.  With what i had left after squaring the center up I made the border.  I used regular weight batting.

I cut the backing the width of a yard stick bigger than the quilt top.  Lizzie, my Amish friend taught me how to finish a quilt without having to cut and sew a binding.  I love it...quick and easy.  I always wait and wash the quilts when they are complete.  I like the way the fabric looks like it is used and well loved.

Sam's Welcome To The Family Quilt

. Tuesday, February 10, 2015 .
I have been working on a quilt for a friend in WV forever!!!! Things are going really slow...I mean at some points in the process things have come to a halt several times. Life just gets in the way sometimes. He has been very patient with me and I have good news...Mark will be delivering the quilt to him next week wen he goes to WV.
 
The quilt is so big I have to take it to church to pin it.  Betsy always lets me in and helps me pin.  Tonight when I got there Adora was waiting for me.

Adora is Betsy's first grandbaby.  She is so sweet!  She didn't even mind me feeding her.

We added a new member to our little quilting group.  Dewey is our newest member.  We put him right to work.

He swept the floor before we taped the backing down. Then I gave him a pair of scissors to trim the edges.  I think we will keep him because he did a great job!

What A Great Surprise

. Wednesday, January 7, 2015 .
I met Ms Genny on my front porch when she came by to pick up her CSA box a few years ago.  We found out that we had lots of things in common.  She is the sweetest thing.  Very long story short...her sister passed and she asked if I would make some memory quilts for the kids.  I said I would be honored to.  Little did I know how much "time" it would take.  In the same time we have had a sorta rough year with Mark's surgery and recovery, the passing of my mother-in-law, my dad trying to sell his house and move...not to mention just everyday life things.  I finally got them finished around Christmas and called her to let her know they were finished. She picked them up one day from the front porch because we had a horrible virus.  A few days later I got a surprise in the mail.  A Christmas card with a very nice thank you note from all the kids and a check.  I had told her in the beginning that I would do the quilt for no charge.  Just seemed like the right thing to do. I called Genny to tell her about the card.  She told me how much the kids loved the quilts.In our conversation I could hear in her voice that she wished she had one.  I went to the basement to look through the scraps and found enough sweatshirts to make her a lap quilt from her sister's sweatshirts.  I didn't tell her I was doing it but I think she suspected something when I called to tell her I had something for her.
 

I found fabric that I had in my stash and I used a little bit of black from one of the other memory quilts I made for her children.
 
I was out in the yard with the girls when she came and we walked around for a minutes and then she helped me get them in.  She had chickens growing up.  I think she might want some of my eggs.
 
I think she loved the quilt.  We were standing in the kitchen and I know I had tears in my eyes when I gave it to her. She just couldn't believe it.  Such a tender moment.  Paying it forward sure makes you feel good on the inside.  Love doing the unexpected,

A Memory Quilt For Ms Genny