Mae's Quilt

This is my Mom about 3 years ago.

On the right is a picture of her at a Christmas Party this year at the home of our long time friends.


What does that have do with quilting, you ask. Well this summer will be her 95th birthday.

I know that is a long way off. But not when a quilt is being made for her birthday.

Around the middle of Nov I woke up one morning with my Mom's life in a quilt in my mind. I couldn't get it out of my mind until I had it sketched out. I thought that I would be able to let it slip away or to the back burner then. WRONG!!! It just kept forming more clearly in my mind.
I decided to really think about it. Well August is quit a ways away. If I had others(Cousins, Sister, Friends) help, it might just work. I have one cousin who quilts beautifully. I can give her an idea and dominations and let her run with it. Her daughter is a neophyte in the quilt world but she may like to do some also. Well, you've got the idea. So I talked to one cousin (sews and likes needle crafts, but is not a quilter). That was around the first or second week in Dec. She was jazed by the idea. Next thing I know I am hearing from 2 second cousins. They want to do some. To make a long story not so long- 6 or 7 people besides myself are working on this quilt. When it is done I will have to give them each a copy of the story that goes with the Quilt.
So this is the first block.

The story that goes with this block is:

"Papa & Mama lived in a log cabin on a homestead in Idaho. That log cabin on that homestead is where I was born in 1912. That log cabin was always safe and warm. It was warm both in warmth and love. "

So over the next some months I will be showing the growth of the quilt. I will try to give credit to each of the quilters. I will also share the stories that go with the quilt.



I thought I would share a Christmas picture with you all. I know that Christmas is past but as I didn't get to share with you then I thought I could now.

My little Santa's helper helping wrap presents.