I was lucky to grow up surrounded by crafty goodness, and while visiting my Mom and Dad I grabbed some pictures. Today’s installment of the crafts of my younger years is devoted to my momma’s quilts.
When I went to round up her quilts, I found Buckeye Beauty on the sofa. You can just barely see Will’s head burrowed underneath it. (Trips home are always exhausting for the little ones with a jammed packed schedule!) It’s made with my mom’s favorite: Aunt Grace fabrics (feedsack reproductions) in a buckeye beauty block pattern with a hand appliqued border with scrappy binding.
I found our next quilt in a cupboard with collectibles. Below this log cabin variation is my sister’s first quilt–a strip pieced Trip Around the World.
Remember how I’d mentioned that my mom was making pieced backs in the 90s? She’s such a trend setter!
Our next quilt lives at the foot of my parent’s bed.
Looking at my mom’s quilts it strikes me that her most timeless projects are the ones with these reproduction type fabrics. Just look at this adorable teal floral!
Another pieced back.
I almost missed this last quilt. It’s in the foyer on the back of a storage bench and is such a part of the landscape to me that I don’t even see it anymore! The hearts are all hand appliqued.
Susanne - Isn’t realizing the talent within your own home amazing? So much of what I wore in HS and college was made for me by hand. I never have it’d much thought until I started to make my own kids cloths. My mom even altered my wedding gown for me. There’s NO WAY I’d touch someone’s 1k+ gown!!
Amanda - Stunningly Beautiful!!!
I love these quilts…they are so nice!
Kristie at OCD - Wow, your mom DID rock the pieced backs! I love these. How nice to share this talent and hobby with your mom! And I love your photography of these beautiful quilts 🙂
felicity - Your mom was definitely a trail blazer with those backs! I love the sweetness of the Aunt Grace fabrics.
Susie - These are absolutely priceless- I love that her apple didn’t fall too far 🙂
Libby - Wonderful quilts! It is so nice to see the tradition carried on! and I think it is SO cool that your Mom pieced her backs!