We had too much fun this weekend. I spent most of my waking hours over at Mom's house, in the sewing room. Only stopped long enough to sleep and try to teach myself Photoshop. Yeah. Like I need another project. I'll try to explain that later.
Here's Mom getting her sewing machine ready for action:
The original pattern was for a small wall hanging, so we adapted it, adding some of our own designs to make it bigger. Here's what we've got so far:
And a close up.
We had a little miscalculation and ended up having to take off several rows. Mom's going to post her oh-so-much easier way to unsew (rip out) later. You really don't want to miss that. Mom's been sewing for almost 60 years and I've been at it for 30 years or more. We just learned this trick a couple weeks ago. Boy, does it make unsewing less painful!
Oh, and before we go—a big thank you to Dad, who manned the kitchen this weekend so we could work on Katie's quilt. Her birthday is less than 30 days away. We'd never get done in time without his help.
7 comments:
Katie is a lucky girl. What a beautiful gift you are making for her. So much love involved.
I WANT THAT QUILT!
My grandmother used to sew and cook, my mother and her sister by her side for many, many years. That's before I was born...and all that art and all the stories are lost.
You cannot know now what a gift and blessing it is, not only that you are creating art together (including dish duty!), but that you are documenting it.
One day, Katie's children's children will be able to watch you two make this quilt....and maybe they'll be holding it in their hands as they read this post.
p.s. we need to know what you cooked up over the weekend, too!
Congrats on the blog, ladies! What fun. Never a dull moment in your household...I can tell.
I want the sewing room!!!
I just read all four posts, so I'm caught up now. This is really fun, and inspiring. I feel like I'm reading Fannie Flagg - only better.
I'm still available for adoption. =)
First of all, I *love* that you both are doing this blog together. I think it is so, so cool.
Secondly, that quilt is amazing. I literally sucked in my breath when I saw it -- it is STUNNING, absolutely stunning. Katie is a lucky girl!
I know it isn't healthy but I am sick with envy. The sewing room, photoshop, that sewing machine, quilting ability, That MOM, That DAD, OMG! Green with envy over here.
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