Memory quilts aren't just for children

I've met a lady called Jane Hamerton, she makes personlised towels, and loves sewing just as much as I do.  A few years ago she made this wonderful quilt top, but never finished putting the layers together.  Over the last few weeks, I have quilted and bound it for her.

Memory quilts aren't just for children.  When I returned the quilt, Jane was overwhelmed by how many memories the materials held for her.  She pointed out an old skirt and other material she'd used to cover a chair.  It wasn't just memories from the material either, she remembered the time, the place and the people she was with when she made the quilt.  To me, this is everything a quilt should be, made from material no longer needed for it's original purpose and holding special memories from a time gone by.

I'm really pleased Jane liked how I'd finished the quilt for her.  It's good that it can now be used in all it's glory and not hidden in a box.

Jenny

Log cabin tablecloth

Here's the tablecloth I've made for my mother-in-law.  I delivered it this morning and she was very pleased with it, and put it on her table straight away.  The photo's don't do it justice.  The table is in a small bay, and catches the light, brightening the room.

Detail of the quilting.

The cloth is 54" square, six by six blocks of 9" log cabin. Just thought - I haven't got a photo of the backing material, it matched perfectly, small lilac flowers on a yellow background.  I used the backing fabric to bind aswell.  The quilitng we kept fairly simple, sitched in the ditch between the main blocks, and then using varigated thread, straight stitching horizontal and vertical over the logs.  The centre squares we left unquilted.

I've just pinned out another quilt, which I want to quilt and bind by Wednesday.

Jenny