As I have said my Mom gave me a love of needlework. This is a little quilt that she made for one of my girls way back when they were 100% cotton. I know that I have washed this quilt a thousand times, so to speak. The front was a pre printed panel and she embroidered it then she purchased a pre quilted backing for it and put it together and did the rest of the embroidery as quilting.
Here are two of the little motifs that are on the quilt.
I love the little wreath and the piggie.
Piggies have gotten such a bad rap lately but not this one. He is
Piggies have gotten such a bad rap lately but not this one. He is
too cute with his little ear of corn.
I am so very glad that I rediscovered this while I was at her house over the winter. If only mine looked that good and especially after what this one has been through.
5 comments:
Your mom does beautiful work ,what a great keepsake.
What a treasure!
You do beautiful work! My husband stitches too sshhhhh and his backs look as good as his fronts. I am excited to show him your blog! Thanks for stopping by mine too.
Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment, I thought they were cute too. Your things are not cute they are beautiful. How very lucky to have them, tell Mom I think she is very talented and raised a talented daughter. 8>)
What a great treasure to have! I wish I had more *family* things like that! Thanks for sharing the pictures!
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