::spotlight:: boo boo quilt

This is the second of two identical (almost) wall hangings - Vickie has the other one. They are 46x37 inches and were made from "charm squares". I made them here in Walters in 2009 and hand quilted them using the shell pattern. Vickie's was the first one and it turned out very well. I named this one my Boo Boo Quilt because there are so many mistakes but probably only I would be able to recognize them. Believe me, ghosts really were present!

-The Gramma

::the gramma:: feedsack quilt finished!

Failed to tell you all that the prints are feedsacks. The solid colors are "thirties fabric". As far as I remember, I never saw a solid color feedsack. There were white flour sacks and sugar sacks. I auditioned one of my sugar sacks for the pillowcase but it did not suit my taste - it seemed a little on the flimsy side. This quilt covers the top of a standard mattress - in those days I never saw anyone with a queen or king size bed.

I decided to go one step further and make a pillowcase, too. Enjoy!

-The Gramma

::the gramma:: wedding ring quilt finished

Visiting my mom (the gramma) never finds us without projects to complete. I just got back from visiting her and came home with this cute Cheaters Wedding Ring Quilt. A friend of hers gave her the fabric. While I was visiting, I tied it and added the binding. Mom made the sweetest matching pillow sham and table mat. Then when I left she gave the whole set to me!! It is such a beautiful set and so fluffy and soft. Just the perfect quilt to snuggle beneath.

-Vickie

::the gramma:: feedsack quilt sneak peak

These are patterned feedsacks from the 1930's and 40's which was the depression era. The ones we used came with chicken feed. The fabric is 100% cotton and a little bit thicker and courser-looking than the 100% cotton we get today. It is very durable and was used for dresses (if you were lucky enough to get the amount needed), aprons, bonnets, backings for quilts (with four sewn together and un-matched) as well as pieced quilt tops. The quilts were usually "tied" rather than hand quilted. In working on my feedsack quilt I am surprised how easily the needle glides through the fabric.

You will notice a dark strip across the top sack in the stash pic. That is a strip of the brown fabric which I was "auditioning" for the sashing. When I complete the quilting for the row of the shown block, the quilting will be half done! Watch for the finished project.

-The Gramma

::the gramma:: sisters four finished!

Your parents are here and we are sending these pictures of a quilt which I call "Sisters Four". The blocks were embroidered by me and my three sisters in the early 2000's. The picture of the single block was taken before it was completely quilted. The sashing fabric of tiny pink roses (around this block) was repeated in a very narrow bindnig around the final scallops of the quilt.

This is my last hand-quilted quilt which was finished last week. With Vickie's help we already have another quilt in the frames which is made from "feed sacks" of the 1930's.

{{edit by alison: Gramma told me that to make the scalloped edge, she placed a dish on the cloth and traced the edge, and just repeated it around the quilt. When it came time to quilt, she didn't cut the scallops out, but quilted up to about an inch away to give it a real pretty look once the scalloped edge was finished.}}

~Gramma Faye