My GG taught me to quilt. My Mom-in-Love quilts, and now her Mom, Mimi, and her sister-in-law quilts, too. My sweetie’s great-Grandmother on his dad’s side quilted. My aunt quilts. I quilt. My daughter quilts.
Quilting is a precious family tradition now.
The time spent making quilts for family members is also precious. I always pray for the person I’m working on the project for.
Working on projects together with my Mom-in-Love and my daughter has provided learning, growing, sharing times. Shopping for fabrics and patterns, and then the actual sewing and quilting…I wouldn’t trade those times for anything.
When giving a gift to a family member, I have yet to have one that was not well received. Most people recognize the countless hours of work that go into a quilt, and appreciate the gift that it really is. I know my children are always thrilled when they get a new quilt from either me or Gram, sometimes to the point of tears. That is VERY special to me.
I thought I would share a slideshow of some of the family quilts we’ve been passing around. I’m missing quite a few photos, but you get some of the idea.
Even a hobby, like quilting, can be the catalyst for precious family time, making memories around the creation, giving, and using of quilts. I like to think of it as weaving some more threads into the fabric of our family!
Check out more Family Time Fridays here at my blog, and over at Tidbits of Tammy, too!
