Remember my small beginnings post in early spring time?  

I have not frogged the idea but other projects have taken priority for now.

Meanwhile, some great friends of my parents were rummaging and organizing an older lady friends home following her move to an assisted living home..preparing for sale, donate, trash.  Harry called me up and asked if I wanted some quilts.  I asked if they were cotton and hand quilted?  He said he thought they were cotton.  I did not want to miss out and if they were not nice, I knew I could re-donate them somehow or use them for our cats for winter time.



What a blessing it turned out to be!  Both are machine stitched by the piece but hand quilted all the way!  The top one is hanging out as a curtain over my bed for me to admire and to keep the heat off our bedroom for now.  (there is another curtain behind to keep the sun bleaching at bay.  And this floral lovely I envision on my daughter's bed but for now, it hangs out in the living room so I can see it daily.  They are both quite frayed and even have some holes.  I estimate they are at least 20 years old.   Along with these two quilts were some knitting needles, yarn, fabric scraps that will show up in my small beginnings quilt and the lady who made these, in her own handwriting on post it notes, her plans for her next quilt.  I know that my children will find bits like this one day when I am gone.  Plans unfinished, hopefully to treasure, carry on and finish?... or at least, just remember Mom.

What a treasure.

PS ~ I need to get a better camera...these photos don't even do the details justice, not at all!