I gave this quilt to my sister for Christmas, and need to ask her to send me a better photo of it. Our Grandma was very skilled in the arts of sewing, embroidery and crochet. I inherited a wealth of her beautifully made dresser scarves that have been sitting in a bin in my sewing room closet waiting for me to have the courage to make something out of them. I held my breath as I cut out the pieces to use in each block. I felt her looking over my shoulder as I chose fabrics and put it together. It's hard to see in this photo, but the pink baskets in two of the squares are open crochet, so I backed them with light blue fabric. When it came to quilting, I couldn't even think of machine quilting over her beautiful hand work, so I hand quilted her embroidery blocks and hand appliqued the hearts in each corner. The simple block borders in pastel colors are machine quilted.
Grandma taught me to sew, bought me my first sewing machine, and sent me to a beginner sewing class at the Singer store at the mall. She made dresses for us until we reached the age that we felt too cool to wear them. When I told my sister I was deciding whether to donate, sell or raffle this one, I sensed her dismay, and decided it should stay in the family.
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