I'm Back!

Hello everyone! I can't believe it's been so long since I've written anything on this blog. My how time flies by. We are seeing all our snow finally melting away now and see the beginnings of green grass. Yeah!

Today I am going to share a memory quilt I made for a friend from my church in memory of her daughter, Savannah. It was made from her cotton dresses and blouses for the most part. I made 3 other memory quilts for the other members of her family a year earlier, but this one was special for me. Savannah had been one of my piano students.

I have started a small business on the side of making memory quilts (I call them grief quilts) from the clothing of dear ones that have died. The family members really treasure these reminders of their loved ones. So far I have made 7 such quilts. The website is located at http://www.griefquilts.com/ if you are interested in having one made.

Here are a few closeups of this sampler quilt. Michele Pettorini did a beautiful job of the quilting on this quilt, so I wanted you to see the close ups so you can see that too.

My two puppys are both a year old now and very good little dogs. They were a lot of company for me during the long winter of staying inside a lot.

Today I'm going to share a sampler quilt I made for a client from my website http://www.griefquilts.com/. I make memory quilts from the clothing of those who have passed away. I made 4 this past winter. I'll show you all four of them here. The one that was most special to me was the one I made for Willie in memory of her daughter, Savannah. Savannah was one of my piano students and I was so happy to make memory quilts for each member of their family. I did the rest of the family's quilts over a year ago, but I just finished Willie's quilt last week. This was made from Savannah's cotton dresses and blouses for the most part. Here are a few close up shots. Michelle Pettorini quilted it beautifully.