My Mamaw was a quilter. She made each of is girls quilts. I always loved them but I feel I may have took them for granted even while treasuring them. After she passed away I realized that I was afraid to use them. I wouldn't get another from her and I wanted to preserve what I had. I got over that and my boys certainly didn't feel the same. I would find them using them all the time for whatever they wanted to.
Thinking of how much they meant to me and that I would like my children to have a small idea of how it felt to receive them, I briefly considered taking up quilting. It didn't take me long to realize that I didn't have the time to take up something new. And I followed that up with realizing I would find the time if I really had the inclination to learn.
That was not long before I told myself that I have a skill. I crochet. And that is a treasurable thing as well. So, I told each child, sister and mother that they should pick out a pattern they liked for an afghan and I'd make it for them. I had a reason for letting them pick the pattern.
It wasn't often Mamaw asked you to pick which pattern you wanted. That didn't matter to me. Part of the whole allure of those quilts we girls received was the material in them. You can look at one quilt and see so many memories. Each of had clothes made out of something in them. I could give that with my afghans so I wanted to make it a least somewhat speciall by letting them choose which they wanted.
I told them whoever picked theirs out first got it first. I lied. It wasn't intentional. But my oldest and his wife are living with us for a while. I thought it might add to the specialness for him to see me working on it and to see the progress. I feel the sister that got back with me first will understand.
I also feel she'll understand that I am now working on my other son's because I hope to have it finished when we go visit him next weekend and I'd like to take it to him. Mary you WILL be the next one.
So, here's the one for the oldest. The colors are off and I don't feel it looks as well as it does in person but I'm recording it for my family to see so it's the best I have now.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
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