Comments on: A Lovely Quilt Story http://mendofleur.com/2009/04/21/a-lovely-quilt-story/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Sat, 07 Jan 2012 04:55:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: mendofleur http://mendofleur.com/2009/04/21/a-lovely-quilt-story/#comment-307 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:18:03 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=496#comment-307 Linda,
What a wonderful contribution you have made to an already beautiful story. As I was reading your comments, I kept thinking about how we all are so fragmented and dispersed in our lives. To complicate matters further, there is so much loss in terms of tradition and recognizing and preserving these things that we inherit. I think we are changing and turning back to what is most important and meaningful. Obviously, all your family heirlooms are in good hands. How inspiring to read about your treasures and how you have valued and preserved them.

]]> By: Linda http://mendofleur.com/2009/04/21/a-lovely-quilt-story/#comment-305 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:25:21 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=496#comment-305 I’m Karen’s cousin, who is now living in and restoring the same family farmhouse. I’d like to offer a small correction/addition as well. The pieces were stored, carefully wrapped by my aunt, in a handmade cedar chest belonging to Karen’s grandmother, in Karen’s great grandmother’s bedroom (now mine and my husband’s). The wood for the chest came from a tree on the farm. A braided rug that my grandmother (Karen’s great grandmother) and my aunt started in the late 1940′s, but never finished, was also in the chest. Karen’s mother now has the cedar chest. My aunt, who is now 93, finished the rug a few years ago, and it now lies by her bed, still in the family farmhouse. My husband and I still use grandmother’s (and grandfather’s!) bedroom furniture that they got when they were married. Karen, I’m glad you finished the quilt. It’s lovely!

]]> By: mendofleur http://mendofleur.com/2009/04/21/a-lovely-quilt-story/#comment-294 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:24:55 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=496#comment-294 Risa,
It seems to make the piece all the better, doesn’t it?

]]> By: risa b http://mendofleur.com/2009/04/21/a-lovely-quilt-story/#comment-289 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:11:46 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=496#comment-289 >great granddaughter finished it

Now, *that* is the kind of story I live to hear!

]]> By: mendofleur http://mendofleur.com/2009/04/21/a-lovely-quilt-story/#comment-288 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:11:27 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=496#comment-288 Pat,
What I think you are seeing is some of this contemporary feel with the circles that others are seeing in this piece as well. Yes, awesome is a good word!

]]> By: mendofleur http://mendofleur.com/2009/04/21/a-lovely-quilt-story/#comment-287 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:09:26 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=496#comment-287 Jude,
These were my first thoughts as well. In fact when I published this I had originally attributed this design to Karen, not her great grandmother. She left a comment confirming this was not her interpretation of the design so I went back and edited the post to reflect this. Really a fun and fascinating piece.

]]> By: jude http://mendofleur.com/2009/04/21/a-lovely-quilt-story/#comment-286 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:41:33 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=496#comment-286 oh what a great story! and i am very intrigued with the circles. i focused on them even before i read the post. i guess i have never seen a crazy quilt with “dots”. fabulous.

]]> By: Pat http://mendofleur.com/2009/04/21/a-lovely-quilt-story/#comment-285 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:44:46 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=496#comment-285 The colors and the design are so fresh to my eyes. I am so impressed by it. I can imagine that the breath was completely taken away the first time she (Karen) saw this. It is really awesome (that is is the correct use of the word!). Thank you for showing it.

]]> By: mendofleur http://mendofleur.com/2009/04/21/a-lovely-quilt-story/#comment-284 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 05:31:51 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=496#comment-284 Deb,
What a surprise this was to me as well. I initially wrote that this was Karen’s modern touch for her share of the piece, but she confirmed that the original circles were her great grandmother’s design. Fascinating. I never would have guessed!

]]> By: Deb G http://mendofleur.com/2009/04/21/a-lovely-quilt-story/#comment-282 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 04:40:30 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=496#comment-282 How awesome this is! I’ll be curious about what you find out. I think some of the things we think are “modern” really aren’t.

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