andDouble Wedding Ring Quilts
made in 1991
Posted for the Bloggers Quilt Festival
hosted by Amy @ parkcitygirl
Thank you Amy for organizing this Festival.
and 18 years later .... they are as beautiful as ever
I used a natural background.
My Mom used white.
18 years later... I'm still not finished..... eeek
a little embarrassing ... nobody's perfect,
well except my Mom.
Mom finished her hand quilting in 1991 the same year she started it.
This was her first quilt, she was a very ambitious lady in every way.
She had been sewing her whole life but not quilting. Her Dad was a tailor.
Mom's quilt measures 90"x102" (big).
My quilt measures 70"x90".
I miss my Mom, she taught me so much and sew much!!
I know at one time we counted how many pieces were in these quilts,
I forget now a. lot. of. pieces
Machine pieced
Hand quilted
This is the back of mine, I am going to machine quilt it...next year for sure.
I think I took way too many pictures. Oh Well...
Happy Fall
and thanks Amy this was fun,
I can't wait to see all the great quilts out in Blogland.
One of my $1. pumpkins,
I love living in the country.
xoQuiltLOve,
Shawn
Such beautiful quilts! I love that you and your mom made the same quilt! Such a wonderful way to remember her everyday! I hope you finish your quilt soon. Lovely pictures by the way!
ReplyDeleteRita
Beautiful quilts, and posting the pictures here is a wonderful way to remember your mother. My entry for Amy's quilt show is one I did with my mother, now passed, and it will always be a treasure for that reason. I hope you finish yours this year!
ReplyDeleteLots of Moms and daughters this quilt festival! What a treasure that you and your Mom did this together and it was so good that she signed hers.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilts - it is so special that your Mum and you were able to share somthing like this together!
ReplyDeleteI have always loved double wedding ring but never had the guts to try one. Bravo to you and you Mom!
ReplyDeletegorgeous quilts and great memories. thanks for sharing both with us!
ReplyDeleteYour quilts are so beautiful! What a great memento of your Mom to have.
ReplyDeleteHappy quilting, Rhondi
Beautiful Shawn -- and how fun that you have a wonderful quilt from your mom. My mom, my aunt and I are currently piecing blocks for similar quilts too!
ReplyDeleteWow! That was your mom's first quilt. It's amazing. Your quilt top is amazing too. What a great project that the two of you worked on. You will always have that wonderful momento of your time you spent together. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI love the double wedding ring, but have not had the nerve to start one. Yours and your mom's are lovely. I will keep my fingers crossed from here that you will get it finished :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous and what a wonderful memory to have.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous, both of them. I love that you have this memory to share.
ReplyDeleteMy mom, sister, and I get together a couple times a year and all make the same project together. I love those days and cherish the memories we make together.
Never too many quilt pictures :)
ReplyDeleteThis pattern is on my lifelong list of things to do.
thanks for sharing,
Margaret
www.quiltsoflove.blogspot.com
Incredible! What a lovely memory.
ReplyDeleteWow. What great quilts. you are not alone in taking a long time getting your DWR finished. Mine has been in the works for 20 years. It's still not quilted.
ReplyDeleteLovely quilts! My Mom lives with us now and we are doing a lot of quilting together. I started 4 years ago because she wanted me to come to a group with her. She is 85 now and I tend to have to help her a good bit now. A little role reversal since her memory sometimes lets her down, but I cherish this time with her.
ReplyDeleteI am happy you have quilting memories with your Mom.
Beautiful quilts - our stories and our quilts - what a gift...
ReplyDeleteShawn, this is amazing. I have never undertaken a project like this. Beautiful, great colors. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI love these quilts, and the story made me laugh a little. My mom also quilts and gets a lot more quilting done than me. I'm big into piecing.
ReplyDeletenow that you dug it out, perhaps you;ll finish it! they are both so lovely!!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilts. That's great that you have such a special memory of your mom with these quilts.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilts! What a treasure to have worked on the same quilt design with your mom. Thanks for sharing with us.
ReplyDeleteThey are beautiful quilts - I do love double wedding ring quilts. Thanks for sharing your story and quilts.
ReplyDeleteWow, there is a lot of work and love in those lovely quilts! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteAmazing! -- amazing it was your mom's first quilt, amazing you have it, and amazing that you're persevering with curved piecing. They're both great!
ReplyDeleteThe double wedding ring design scares me! You have done a lovely job! It will be great to finish it. :)
ReplyDeletei love a quilt with a story. i am just floored by how beautiful your moms hand quilting is and how ambitious you all were to do this as a first time project. Don't worry about not finishing...we all have stacks of those hidden away in our quilter's closet.
ReplyDeleteI cannot believe that's you mom's first quilt! I have always been facinated by those arches, and am impressed by everyone that actually do make them, finished or not.
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful and so special. Thank you for sharing the story.
ReplyDeleteShawn,
ReplyDeleteThe wedding ring quilt is a complicated pattern- Good for you to get it put together so beautifully. As for your mother's quilt, it is one special keepsake. She is a gifted seamstress to have completed it as her first quilt.
I am sure yours will be equally lovely finished. Sometimes one loses the drive to finish a quilt but, in time, regains it. Perhaps the show will provide you with the inspiration to complete it.
I have made a wedding ring quilt but my arcs were made of one fabric instead of being pieced. I made it to honor my grandmother, who was a quilter but died long before I was born. She would have made utilitarian quilts out of recycled fabrics. Perhaps one day I will do the same.
I hope you will stop and visit me at my blog- You can find me at
http://quiltmomsjourney.blogspot.com/
I am sure there is a way to find the photo of the wedding ring quilt on my blog- not sure how to tell you to find it but I did do an earlier post about it around December of last year.
Enjoy the show.
Regards,
Anna
I love your wedding ring quilts and I love all the pictures. Not too many for me :-)
ReplyDeleteJocelyn
http://happycottagequilter.blogspot.com/
Good for you - your own double wedding ring will be completed all in good time. It looks lovely. And I agree with you - living in the country is the best! We love it too.
ReplyDeleteWoww. I've never dared try a DWR quilt. Yours and your mother's are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWonderful pair of double wedding quilts! Love how your Mom hand quilted hers...look forward to seeing yours machine quilted!
ReplyDeleteShawn - there is no harm in taking too many photos. Now we are using digital cameras, just clicked away.
ReplyDeleteWow!!! Hand quilted such a big quilt in one year? and her first? Love that you and your mom made a pair of quilts. Such a blessing to be able to share that love of quilting with your mom. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteYour mother sounds like mine--amazing work by both of you. All things in good time:)
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful. Such a nice story. A nice legacy and memory to have and to hold...speaking of Wedding Ring quilts! ; ) Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.sewpam63.wordpress.com/
Thanks for sharing this incredible story of these quilts.
ReplyDeleteGreat quilts and a wwonderful story! I love lots of pictures - you can never have too many!
ReplyDeleteGreat quilts! Its wonderful you and your mom were able to share the love of quilting.
ReplyDeleteI want to make a quilt like that!
ReplyDeleteThese two quilts are delightful! Loved to see allllllll the photos. Your Mom's handquilting is gorgeous .... what a beautiful treasure you have.
ReplyDeleteI love double wedding ring quilts. They are so classic and both of the ones you are showing are so beautiful. Someday I will make one...someday...
ReplyDeleteYour mom and you were very ambitious... I know you are going to finish your quilt this year!!!...or the next.
ReplyDeleteGood luck.
Diana Zamora
from Costa Rica
Greatr quilts. remeber you mom and the fun you shared every time you see either,
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous! Double wedding ring quilts are my favorite quilt pattern of all time. I would love to make one someday!
ReplyDeleteHow special that you have this memory! Beautiful colors.
ReplyDeleteI picked the Double Wedding Ring for the first quilt I made and it took YEARS to finish it. It nearly did me in. :)
Absolutely beautiful! Please post a picture when you get yours quilted :-)
ReplyDeleteBEAUTIFUL! What treasures, you are such a lucky girl!
ReplyDeleteBoth of these are beautiful! I hope that you manage to finish your soon - thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of making quilts together. Thanks for sharing. They are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteOh. My. Goodness! Those are so beautiful!!! I love them. Can't wait to see yours finished in all it's glory. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing!
Genevieve
Beautiful! An extra little push from me to meet your goal of finishing yours :)
ReplyDeleteA treasure for sure- both quilts and the story to go with it! I miss my mom too- I still sew on her '57 Singer machine, and think of her every time I sew. Thanks for sharing your quilts!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilts. Don't worry about not being finished. I started a double wedding ring quilt 18 years ago and it is still in pieces, in a box, in a closet, in my sewing room. I look at it once a year or so and say I'm going to get back to it. Eventually I will! You should be very pruod of yourself for getting the top finished. That's an accomplishment in and of itself.
ReplyDeleteI have always been intimidated by double wedding rings. I can't imagine doing one - and hand quilting it - for my first quilt. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful wokr! I love all your pictures. You really were able to capture its beauty.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilts and story! Your mom sounds like she was a very special person. I am sorry for your loss.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilts. Your story is so touching. It would be very special to quilt with your mother..
ReplyDeleteVery...as in extremely...impressive your Mom finished it the same year she started it; beautiful quilt and have always loved the pattern.
ReplyDeleteEvery day, quilt a bit and it will soon be finished.
It's still very beautiful even if you haven't finished. It's one of the many styles I want to try. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLove your quilts and especially the story. Thank you for sharing with us. Your Mom was very special.
ReplyDeleteWhat great quilts and a lovely story! You had a great Mom and a quilt teacher!
ReplyDeleteHappy sewing! I like lots of pictures! :) Did you use templates to the wedding ring?
Zlaty