Quilting

My mother used to make patchwork quilts for our family for as long as I can remember. Nothing fancy, just four inch squares sewed together in random order.

My kids and grand kids always liked to look at the various fabrics and remember what material came from which pajamas, dress, curtains or whatever, that "Big Grandma" made for them.

Well, mom had a quilt started that she isn't able to finish now due to her arthritis and macular degeneration so it's been passed down to me! Now I never would have thought that just sewing together four inch squares of fabric would be so difficult.

But I have a new appreciation for the time and handiwork my mother put into those quilts. But I'm having trouble matching up all those seams when I put the rows together! The good side, is that my mom wants to give these as Christmas gifts so I have some time to work on them. I can only hope that these quilts turn out as well as the ones my mom made.

Merry Christmas!

It was a very good day today. The food was good, the kids were good and I think everyone loved their gifts. I think the Wii games were a big success. The only problem is that we won't get to play the Wii. The only disappointing thing today is that my mother didn't come for dinner again. Her health issues are keeping her home and that's sad because I really wanted her to spend the day with us.