New Quilts or "Quilt People"

Christmas is a time for giving and receiving and this year....a time for remembering.

My dad asked me to go through all the quilts that my mom had and separate out the ones that she made and the ones that my grandmothers had made.  There were enough for him to give the 6 grandchildren one each of Grannie Carathers' and then us three kids 2 each of Grannie Carathers' and one of Grannie Lewis'.  We drew numbers and took what was stacked up. (sorry for the quality of the pictures, I was taking them too fast to really have them focused and centered good and I noticed I had flour spots on my camera.)  I'm not sure why we hold our quilts up for display like we do, makes us look like "Quilt People".

Sally's quilt - The Scrappy Snowball

 Adam's quilt - The Dutch Doll

  Jonathan (above) & Michael's quilts (my nephews) - Flower Appliques

Branden's (above, held by his dad) and Crystal's quilts (my nephew & niece) - Trip Around the World and a Cross Stitched quilt (below)

Then my brothers and I chose from three stacks of 3 quilts.  We drew numbers and oddly enough, we choose in our birth order!  My dad chose which stack went to who.

James' quilts - The Victorian Lady, by Grannie Lewis, two by Grannie Carathers, Dresden Plate variations

Ray's quilts - Grannie Lewis' butterflies, two of Grannie Carathers' - Flower Garden and Dresden Plate

 

 

My quilts -  Grannie Lewis' butterflies, from Grannie Carathers, Double Wedding Ring and Churn Dash, made from the scraps of Mom's dresses when she was a little girl

 

Close-ups of my three.

It was difficult to gather and not have Mom or Grannie with us, but they did well being represented by their gifts.  And while Daddy hasn't given up any of Mom's quilts.....she was very much present for the holidays.  She taught us to love quilts and most of all, to love each other.  We are covered in more ways than one.