SHEILA'S HANDMADE QUILTS

Sheila sent us pictures of her beautiful quilts and said: "Quilting has been a big part of my life for close to 60 years.  When I was pregnate with out 5th back in the early 60's, my grandmother sent me some small embroidered blocks that my mother had done for my younger brother, but had never quilted.  She was hoping quilting would click (it did) as crocheting hadn't, (but it and knitting did later on). I sat in the swing and quilted that top in my lap, using a piece of flannel for batting.  I knew nothing.  I learned from books from the library, since I was already married and away from home and family by then.  When my son, David, was grown and married and a father of their daughter, I passed that quilt along to her, touching 5 generations."

The first quilt, she made the Feathered Star for her oldest grandaughter, Stephanie, to take to college.  She picked out the pattern and fabric.

The second quilt, was Reach for the Stars, made for David and Theresa's wedding in 1990 when they were on their was to Houston to work for NASA.

The Third was: North Carolina Lily, she always loved the red and green quilts.

The Fourth is: Mama's Garden Baskets.  Two of these blocks were her mom's embroidery patterns, the Tulips and the Roses.

The Fifth Quilt is: New York Beauty or Rocky Road.  She did this one all by hand.  She didn't do the Wing Rose on the wall, I bought that one.

The Sixth Quilt: Dear Bridey, done in memory of her grandmother, Mary Bridget.  Some of the quilt patterns that she had done, and other blocks and photos relating to her life.

Quilt Seven is: Feathered Star.

Quilt Eight: Bryan Family Album of Memories, telling the story of the women in our family.

Quilt Nine: Bryan Family Album Quilt.

I thank Sheila for sending us the pictures and telling us about her beautiful quilts.  It is so very kind of her.  They are all beautiful.