Well Cuties here is the finished UFO it's only taken 6yrs to complete. My daughters arranged for all the family to write on a square and the grandkids hand prints were traced and embroidered, I used a piece of every fabric I had in my stash at the time in the sashing and borders I have plans to add the other 5 grandkids onto the back so then I can cuddle up with all of them.. Thanks for Looking.. Marian
459181814023282Marian this is a winner for sure. Oh so cute and cuddly :)
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5268635301Thank you everyone for stopping by to look, I guess the cats out of the bag regarding how old I'm getting..
45918I can not imagine a more perfect grandmother gift. Awesome
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5461966021Wow! I'm impressed! Great family project! But I know you did most of the work!!
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by marianb
18 Oct 2014
Welllll yeah they did most of the blocks I added a few more to make it a proper shape, but if I had known I was going to get so many more grands I would have left some blank to be finished later.. thank you
35675Great idea and beautiful memory of all family mebers.
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299559what a wonderful keepsake i'm sure your family will very much treasure
this heirloom :-)
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51302What a treasure. Using all the different fabrics (How many?) makes a super look.
Jo
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113902Marian, you have done a wonderful job of this quilt. I have only seen one other done similar. It was for a 50th anniversary for the girls parents. She appliqued each hand print drawing, with the name of the child,grands,etc. She stripped it too but not like this one. I love the stripping you did. It makes it so much more colorful. I just love it!-Toogie
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by marianb
18 Oct 2014
Thank you Toogie, but I have a lovely couple who live in Portland Australia just over our blue mountains who do much of my quilting on those extra special quilts. Smaller quilts we can manage between my daughter and I.. I am still relearning
109780A wonderful piece of art. Now #1 ques. Who will inherit it. with my 4 girls that's what I hear a lot. LOL You have definitely created a Masterpiece/Lillian
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by marianb
18 Oct 2014
I haven't thought about that maybe the youngest seeing my eldest gd laid claim to my machines when she was 3 I'm now teaching her to sew..
145791This is truly a special heirloom. Treasure it and use for many years to come
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1690641709Dear Marian,
What a wonderful way of watching them grow. The years seem to fly by so fast these days and it's such a comfort to have a wonderful quilt to wrap yourself in to remind you of them all. Love it. Love Chris
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by marianb
18 Oct 2014
It's very special seeing I haven't got to see 3 of them for almost 4yrs now, this just reminds me of the fun times we had while they were small
234496A great memory quilt. For 18 years I traced my son's hand prints (yes, they thought I were crazy asking when they hit the teen years) but, I got them all and traced them onto the back of my quilt and hand embroidered each one along with their initials and age. One of my prized possessions and yes, I snuggle in it regularly - wrapped in love! You have created a beautiful quilt.
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447578118Brilliant! I love the idea and the finished quilt.
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