It was such a fun time seeing Grammie (my mom) show off her quilts to family and friends at Modern Domestic yesterday. The sun came out and so many people came to see her work. She realized, when thinking about it, that over the years she has probably made over 200 quilts. None of these were for sale, they were made for family friends, babies, herself—just for the love of making quilts. There are about 12 in this show, such a small sampling.
Here's Grammie in the pink sweater with a dear friend, a woman who I have known all my life. You can see an amazing quilt of grammies behind them. The one thing people kept remarking on, besides her amazing piecing skills and choice of colors—is how much her machine quilting adds texture and dimension to her quilts. They are so amazing in person, a photo just can't show the level of detail.
This one in the forground is a log cabin made of 1/2" strips. The machine quilting on it takes it to a whole other level, it's hard to even see that it's a log cabin until you are up close.
The quilts are going to be up a few more weeks, so please take a look if you are in the neighborhood. And thanks to all my ladies and friends who came to hang out and hear Grammie say funny stuff, she didn't disappoint! We love you, Grammie!
