So I meant to have this up on Sunday so I could participate in MOPPING IT UP MONDAYS, but that didn't happen. First, we were schlepping our way home from Family Camp (post coming soon) where I caught a tummy bug and was still recuperating. Second, I realized since I technically didn't do most of the work on this quilt, it probably didn't qualify anyway.
This is another of my great-grandmother's quilts. You can see the other ones HERE and HERE. My mom's mom's mom, if anyone is keeping track. Izetta Tidwell Yarbrough. How's that for a handle? Anyway, I had one more quilt top that needed putting together and I wanted to give it to my mom for Mother's Day because she didn't have one a complete one that my great-grandmother had made that was in good condition.
I had my friend, WENDY quilt it because I was a little intimidated and I put on the binding. I'm not sure if you can see it very well, but she mirrored the scallops by quilting through the white part of the quilt. We didn't want to take away from the all the other fabulous fabrics my great-grandmother used. And let me tell you, there were some great ones.
I'll be honest, it was hard to part with this one. But I'd already told my mom about it so there wasn't any going back. I'm still amazed that all these little scallops were done by hand! Makes me tired just thinking about it. I told my mom that she better just make sure I get it back when she dies. That's a morbid thought, no?
But Happy Mother's Day, Mom! I'd like to say something along the lines of better late than never, but I'm not sure I really believe it.
1 comment:
I think it's a beautiful quilt! I especially love that it was made by you and "Ammommie." You would really have liked her. She was industrious, hard-working, talented at sewing and cooking, and remarkably able to work with the cards she was dealt.
thank you so much for knowing how much i'd love this quilt. I'll share it with you.
xxxmomxxx
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