Thursday, August 27, 2015
Before I Die.......
Last night I was sewing a label on one of my quilts. My husband asked me if I had finished making quilts for all my grandchildren (14.) I said no. He asked who had them and I listed the 4 who I have finished quilts for. He said, "Don't you think you should finish them before you die?" Just to clear things up, I am not dying or sick or anything, but his comment got me thinking. If I was to die tomorrow, what quilt in my "unfinished" quilt list would I want done. I have been working as hard as possible to finish the "unfinished" quilts (15.) There was only one on the list that made the "Before I die" list. That was my son, Tony's, Luigi Quilt. I got that quilt out last night after my husband went to bed and started working on it. I am also going to make a list of all the "Before I Die" quilts and put it on the side bar of this blog. I have two children who still need wedding quilts. I have 10 more grandchildren and a son who need quilts. I also want to make t-shirt quilts for all my children (6.) Then there are the three quilt tops my grandmother made. My mother gave them to me 20 years ago because she thought I was the only one of her children who would make them into quilts. That's 23 quilts on the before I die list. I think I better get started. I am 60 years old already!
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6 comments:
Ah, you're still a youngster! Wait til you're my age, and it really begins to press in on you every day. I still have one wedding quilt to start and they celebrated their 10th anniversary earlier this year! But at least all the grandkids (7) have at least one quilt. You'll make it, never fear!
Thank you for your sincere post. I began quilting because I wanted my children (4) and grandchildren (6) to always have something to remember me by. Something they would use and love not just put in a drawer. Quilting became my choice when my first grandchild was born and I pulled out the quilt my great-grandmother made my first child. What a noble feat! Sew on! Holly
That's good incentive and a good goal. I also live in AZ. Not sure where Duncan is. I'm in Peoria.
This is sweet. The trouble is, we think we have time! I work full time and can't seem to get to the quilts I would like to make for each of my children, though I did manage to make sure each of my grandchildren had a quilt by the time they were born. You just keep working on those quilts and I will remind myself to work on mine. Bernie
That should keep you busy for the next six months.
I Love the Before I Die list!!! I am going to make one, knowing already I will not live long enough to make all the quilts I want to make . . . and I won't even mention the fabric stash.
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