Monday, June 27, 2011

Blast from the Past!!

Some days, I am pleasantly surprised by people. WAY back in the day, when I was in high school, a friend of mine got pregnant with a little girl. I, in my total lack of fear of the unknown, decided that I would make her a quilt. So I did, cutting out the pieces after drawing the shapes onto a fabric by tracing around cardboard templates. I hand-pieced and hand-quilted this crib sized quilt, just following an old black and white instructional book I'd checked out from the library.

Today, Candi posted a photo of the quilt to Facebook! Apparently, all three of her children have used this little quilt. I'm totally amazed! I never thought anyone would save one of the quilts I made for this long! I mean, this little thing is almost as old as I was when I made it. Seriously, I kind of choked up to see this quilt, the start of my journey into this obsession.

5 comments:

Lynne said...

How sweet - congratulations!

Needled Mom said...

What a wonderful story. I once made one for a friend of mine who had a daughter. Several years ago she emailed me a picture of the quilt in use with her granddaughter!!! Priceless.

Wandering Minstrel said...

Oh, that is fantastic--an excellent story!

Jen said...

That's so sweet. Was that your first quilt? Thanks for sharing that story. It's what every quilter wants to hear about thier quilt!

quiltmom anna said...

What a nice story- It warms my heart when I find that someone has used my quilt and loved it. That is the highest compliment one can pay to my quilts. Thanks for sharing,
Regards,
Anna

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