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Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Q is for the Quilting Queen

Thea with a wall hanging

This can be no other than my little sister, Thea.  I’m not sure how she became so good at quilting or why she even took it up in the first place, but maybe it’s because of the cold long winters in upstate New York.  You’d need something to while away all the days.  After she married her second husband and moved there thirty years ago there was probably nothing else one could do in the winter to make it pass by quicker.



 A quilt Thea made for our mother
 
We all have quilts made by Thea.  These are treasures and made with such detail and precision.  She puts all our projects in this department to shame.  And dare I say her quilts are all made by hand without the use of a sewing machine.  What a task!  I think my fingers would be falling off.


Not only does my sister make beautiful quilts but she’s made wall hangings and stuffed dolls and animals.



Quilts for great nieces

Now they have about nine months of winter where she lives just across the border from Canada.  I think she told me she made eight quilts one winter.  Some of these are king size so you can only imagine all the time and effort that goes into a project like that.  Do any of you have the time and patience for something like this?

8 comments:

  1. She does beautiful work! It is "hard" work too to put together a quilt. My mom used to make them in her younger years.

    I didn't realize Thea was your sister; I put two and two together yesterday on her blog :)

    betty

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    1. Betty,

      I can't imagine doing an entire quilt by hand with no sewing machine.

      Yes, I have four sisters. Thea and I are the only ones who blog and are doing the challenge.

      Thanks for reading and leaving a comment.

      Sunni

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  2. Awww....I knew you said I would be in your blog but never expected this! You kept those pictures too! I can't even find my pictures of all that work right now after the remodeling a few years ago. Thank Sis for the kind words.
    http://enchantedfantasies.blogspot.com/

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    1. Thea,

      You know you make the most gorgeous quilts around! I have every pic you ever sent me.

      Glad I surprised you. LOL.

      Sunni

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    1. John,

      Thanks for coming by during the challenge. My sister makes the most gorgeous quilts. I'm very proud of her.

      Sunni

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  4. Hand sewn? Seriously? I was impressed when I thought it was machine stitched.

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    1. Liz,

      Yes, seriously! Can you imagine making all those tiny stitches for EVERYTHING all by hand? My fingers would be falling off.

      Thanks for reading and leaving a comment.

      Sunni

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