Monday, June 27, 2011

It's Pink this Week!!

Good Morning World........

Last week was a great week for me. My grand-daughter and her son were in town and I had a chance to visit with her and play with my great-grandson....whew...who knew...great grandkids would be added to the family mix so soon......but I love it. He is such a cutey-putey!!!...and my grand-daughter is too!!

This week for the "Summer of Color" challenge.........it's PINK!!....I now see why people participate in the challenges....it sure keeps you focused and touching your art all the time....and the prompt sends you in directions you might not have gone...soooo....this is where it led me. I've titled it Vintage Pink as the quilt and photo are truely vintage!The picture is of my Grandmother (who I never knew) and a quilt that she made sometime during the 30's or 40's. She made many quilts in her lifetime, always using scraps of clothing and flour sacks. She didn't have much in the way of extra's in her life but she found a way to create beauty with her quilts. I treasure this quilt and I hope this layout gives her the honor that she deserves.

13 comments:

  1. Oh I have always wanted to make one of those quilts, but man does it have alot of pieces!! I love how you added your grandmother in this! Just wonderful!

    Thank you for your comment on mime as well!
    xx

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  2. Being a quilter I too would cherish that quilt. She may not have had much but she sure brought a lot of beauty to the world. What a treasure and such a great tribute to her.

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  3. I can see why you would treasure the quilt.... it's beautiful. I love how you have recorded the memory.

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  4. It's just amazing to see how creative and beautiful that quilt is. It's wonderful that you have a little part of her with you. P.S. That little bulldog finally did manage to get up! I saw a second 15 second video! LOL Nan

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  5. I love the story! I have a few of my grandmother's quilts that have to be near 100 years old. I love having that piece of history!

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  6. It's a beautiful tribute to your grandmother. The mention of flour sacks brought back lots of memories for me. My mom used them, too.

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  7. beautiful quilt, and what an amazing treasure to have as your own...you have done a wonderful piece and made a nice memory here...xxx

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  8. What a lovely honour to your GM. Such skill to lovely quilt and lovely work from you to ;0)

    Love Dawn xx

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  9. Such a fabulous quilt and picture. Beautiful shades of pink, Annette x

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  10. The quilt certainly is a treasure and I think you created a great to honor your Grandmother.

    Darla

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  11. Beautiful quilt. I like the vintage feel and the photo of your Grandmother adds such a personal edge. Clever her to produce such beauty out of so little.

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  12. great art..made me laugh about the rain we hardly get any sun so when we do we make the most..lol!

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  13. This a a wonderful piece. Your family will treasure it long into the future. My aunt gave me some of my Great Grandmother's quilting supplies and flour sacks after she passed on. I treasure them, along with the quilts she made for me.

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