Family quilts…

Making quilts started for me back when my oldest son was first born. I did not own or know how to use a sewing machine. I really did not know how to sew at all. I did not own much and did not have the money to purchase fabric. Much like vintage quilts of years past, I hand stitched the best I could pieces of fabric from found materials, such as old clothing. As the years pasted, I have made other quilts for my children. The first picture shows the quilt I again hand stitch with care fabric in the theme of fish. My son, at the time (age 4 years old), was really fascinated by fishing. The quilt is made in blue check and fish prints. He wanted to grow up to be a fisherman. We lived in the country at the time and we spent a lot of time outdoors. From then on making quilts has been a special thing I have done for all my children. Now done on a sewing machine and pieced together since I still have not learned how to really quilt. Each quilt I have made has a child in mind and is given has a birthday gift or Christmas present. Through the years,we have gone through Garfield and comics, Star wars and space themes, trains, princesses and fairies, and now the latest airplanes. All are about the size of a crib blanket. Once a crib blanket and now lap quilts. The quilts are inspired by what the child is interested in at that stage in their life. We have moved a lot through the years. We currently live by a small airport. Our 2 year son is excited to see the small planes fly over head and his favorite thing is to visit the airport and watch the plane land and take off. Thus the airplane quilt was made. The quilts are all well used and well loved. Each child has his or her own special blanket. They travel with the kids, they comfort them at night, and they even have become capes during the day. I have five children now 17, 12, 3, 2, and 6 months. I plan I will spend many more years sewing quilts for my kids. The quilts I have made have become like a scrapbook of years past. Each one full of wonderful heart filled memories…….

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