tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post1882319111901539772..comments2024-03-11T06:27:38.308-07:00Comments on AND SEW IT GOES: Quilts and StoriesTerry Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650965451863656517noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-27103844416848639852017-03-21T11:15:53.566-07:002017-03-21T11:15:53.566-07:00I think they are beautiful. I know, not something ...I think they are beautiful. I know, not something you haven't heard before, but I look at them and can see a little bit of history and handiwork that makes me smile. Thanks for posting this.lorrwillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12671379391189827831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-26808689216161016042012-01-11T18:53:05.564-08:002012-01-11T18:53:05.564-08:00I think you've gotten the message that those q...I think you've gotten the message that those quilts <i>are</i> beautiful. <br /><br />And yeah, isn't it weird that <i>we're</i> now the elders (or nearly so), and the keepers of the tales...Revalanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523121402264988240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-37637158136061232272012-01-07T07:01:02.746-08:002012-01-07T07:01:02.746-08:00Terry, it is a huge responsibility carrying on the...Terry, it is a huge responsibility carrying on the stories for all the family....but you are a great storyteller and that will serve us all well.Brendanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-71847219176947116792012-01-03T06:50:35.483-08:002012-01-03T06:50:35.483-08:00I think the quilts are beautiful as is the story b...I think the quilts are beautiful as is the story behind them. Glad you are hanging it for others to see.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403689036848579760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-3971387559257573292012-01-01T06:06:16.299-08:002012-01-01T06:06:16.299-08:00My good friend Marjorie told me, when she was 90, ...My good friend Marjorie told me, when she was 90, that aches and pains were not the worst thing about getting older. It was starting to lose people you cared about. I think she was right. Those quilts will be a lovely reminder. I have had some quilts that my mother started for 30 years - I still cannot bring myself to finish them. I take them out, look at them, remember and put them back! They still smell of my family home, cigarettes and Tweed. One day I will get them finished and give them to my daughter and my grandchildren.Kay Warnerhttp://smockery.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-28817387995111570482011-12-31T17:32:53.241-08:002011-12-31T17:32:53.241-08:00The quilt looks good over the railing in your stud...The quilt looks good over the railing in your studio. And it will draw the eye upward, making the marvel of the space more evident.<br /><br />The trick is to make the stories as fascinating to the next generation as they were to you -- I'm thinking of Sofia!Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00325386238844997236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-46817827191660333622011-12-31T16:51:53.426-08:002011-12-31T16:51:53.426-08:00oh those quilts definitely have soul...enjoy being...oh those quilts definitely have soul...enjoy being the keeperNatalya Khorover Aikenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08490493432155941262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-75104131953623036182011-12-31T16:19:14.491-08:002011-12-31T16:19:14.491-08:00You will be (already are?) a wonderful keeper of t...You will be (already are?) a wonderful keeper of the stories! I think the quilts ARE beautiful. I especially like the unusual design of the diamond one. I could see that easily translated into today's large scale prints and solids.Kristin Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05955546754675680404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-17860592349034592782011-12-31T14:30:00.532-08:002011-12-31T14:30:00.532-08:00How wonderful to have these keepsakes. To me they ...How wonderful to have these keepsakes. To me they are beautiful and rich in love and memories. I would so love to have one of the crazy quilts that my grandmother made. I only have the memories. No one seems to know what happened to them. Wishing you more joy in the new year. I know how difficult these multiple deaths at the end of the year can be.Gerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06292762162661584206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-84217500206112989192011-12-31T10:53:23.017-08:002011-12-31T10:53:23.017-08:00I love the graphic quality of your quilts. I have ...I love the graphic quality of your quilts. I have a worn salesman sample quilt of my Gram's, also. The stories are what make these quilts special. I also believe that there is a piece of each person in the tied knots watching over you. The quilt looks beautiful hanging watch over you. Happy New Year, Terri. You have been on my blog list for ages and you have inspired me over the years. Thank you. I wish you joy, happiness, fun, and creative successes in 2012. xoJeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367949314724875797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-5487173787945813882011-12-31T10:13:35.929-08:002011-12-31T10:13:35.929-08:00Every once in a while, when I'm telling a stor...Every once in a while, when I'm telling a story, I want to call Mom and ask for a detail. But I just have to go with what I remember.<br />Nicholas is now beginning to tolerate hearing a story for a second time--maybe he's understanding that someday the stories will be HIS responsibility. I have one of Bam's utility quilts. It's old and ragged from use. It is beautiful--not from the fabrics or the workmanship put into it--it's beautiful for all the stories it holds.Becknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-10997080661087225652011-12-31T09:37:11.099-08:002011-12-31T09:37:11.099-08:00I think your old family quilts lend a nice lived-i...I think your old family quilts lend a nice lived-in look to your sparkling new studio. Old and new together, making new stories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-80849149585415315482011-12-31T09:24:59.870-08:002011-12-31T09:24:59.870-08:00Wonderful stories. They radiate their history.Wonderful stories. They radiate their history.Margaret Cooterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08529035740804527176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-49530306076260990462011-12-31T07:35:47.698-08:002011-12-31T07:35:47.698-08:00Those quilts are beautiful, they hold memories and...Those quilts are beautiful, they hold memories and links to your family. Those are best of all to have. They are a wonderful way to pass on your story (your family's) story onto your children and grandchildren.<br /><br />I have in a frame on my office wall a poem written by your grandmother Hazle. It was your Valentine greeting a number of years ago. It always makes me feel warm when I read it especially the last line, "But old friends to me are the salt of the earth." Happy New Year my dear old friend.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00140738523399836125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-74957258211700293402011-12-31T05:30:56.073-08:002011-12-31T05:30:56.073-08:00I have one of those wool sample quilts also. It i...I have one of those wool sample quilts also. It is the only thing my mother ever put together. She did mending, but not sewing. I love it. You are blessed to have it. My family grew up on a farm in Indiana. I wish I had those stories.<br />NanetteNanette Fleischmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-56272313138733123252011-12-31T05:16:47.879-08:002011-12-31T05:16:47.879-08:00I have to disagree. These quilts are the most bea...I have to disagree. These quilts are the most beautiful quilts I have seen in a long time.Diana Angushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06064080545640142443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-5034395317256603732011-12-31T04:43:45.070-08:002011-12-31T04:43:45.070-08:00For Christmas I received a book on "How to wr...For Christmas I received a book on "How to write an Autobiography" from my son. So now is the time to start writing those memories before it is too late. I have already started mine. How bout you?Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03369628004197892967noreply@blogger.com