Love Quilts?

How much do you love quilts? Quilts are very important to members of our family and extended family. My grandmother Nalley told her daughters that if they made a new quilt each year, they would never be cold. That seems to be a truth - you generally cannot wear out a quilt in one year's time. So every year my mom would make at least one quilt. As we got older and my brother and I married and started families, she began to make more than one quilt a year to pass on to us and our children. She shared quilts with friends and their children and with relatives who began to reach milestones in their lives such as graduations and marriages. That is why Mema made so many Double Wedding Ring quilts across the years - 30 we counted at one point when she and I could remember where they had gone.

Actually, the name of the shop came from the love of quilts: quilts are heirlooms that can be handed from one generation to another and cherished as a handiwork made with love. Quilts are also a comfort in many ways. They are comforting to your body when you are not feeling well (body or spirit) and to make a quilt is a comforting exercise that can produce a sense of accomplishment or achievement even in a time of grief. Did you ever think of quilting as therapy? Try that when you are "low" - you can get so lost in the quiltmaking process that your pain abates.

Recently I completed the quilt that I started for my five-year-old grandson before he was born. When I handed it off to him a few weeks ago, he immediately began wrapping himself in it every night for sleeping, covered head and ears in "love from Grandma". Now that is a proud thought for Grandma.

How much do you love a quilt?

Sara

H&C Feature of the Week: 25% off any one Notion
At Heirlooms & Comforts this week we will feature 25% off any one item you choose from our stock of notions. You may choose from scissors, rulers, needle for hand sewing or machine sewing, pins, pens, etc. You choose one item you wish to purchase that is in our notions inventory and you can get 25% off.

Pre-Owned Machines
Recently we have traded machines so that we now have at least five great machines to sell at unbelievably low prices. Some are embroidery machines and some are not embroidery machines. All are with the longer sewing space from the needle to the motor area. This long bed allows for larger embroidery or for accommodating a large quilt for machine quilting. Come in soon to review what is available and to see which one will fit your needs. Sew on your choice and be ready for long days of fun in the sewing room.