tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post114869042332940490..comments2024-02-12T09:07:37.691-06:00Comments on I am doing the best I can: Textile TherapyDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12920042208198309201noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-1149817245916584052006-06-08T20:40:00.000-05:002006-06-08T20:40:00.000-05:00Holy crap, those are AMAZING. That is a gift, gir...Holy crap, those are AMAZING. That is a gift, girl.Mommygothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14584517101798904292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-1149365304432044302006-06-03T15:08:00.000-05:002006-06-03T15:08:00.000-05:00I'm quite partial to August. Honestly, I bow down ...I'm quite partial to August. Honestly, I bow down to anyone that can sew. I own a sewing machine and we have a very adversarial relationship, at best.<BR/><BR/>Your quilts are beautiful. I hope Emily treasures them forever. I have a ton that my Grandma made and I wish to be cremated in one...lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-1149216712936410762006-06-01T21:51:00.000-05:002006-06-01T21:51:00.000-05:00I echo all the other commenters in saying both "be...I echo all the other commenters in saying both "beautiful!" and "how did you find the time?"<BR/><BR/>I've made one quilt in my life, for my baby cousin when I was sixteen. It took me the whole summer to finish it. I'd like to do another one someday...E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10023959769203103393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-1149183225460091562006-06-01T12:33:00.000-05:002006-06-01T12:33:00.000-05:00Yeah, I thought you were nuts when you made them -...Yeah, I thought you were nuts when you made them - I had no idea where you found the time - and now -with one year of motherhood under my belt - I definately have no idea where you found the time. I do, however, understand your extention of love. Some day Emily will treasure and fawn over these quilts - just as we did when you created them. She will feel the love stitched within.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-1149142096775269832006-06-01T01:08:00.000-05:002006-06-01T01:08:00.000-05:00Wow, you've made heirlooms! Family heirlooms! That...Wow, you've made heirlooms! Family heirlooms! That's something to be crazy proud of.Mom101https://www.blogger.com/profile/15468524489744839899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-1149124467818879552006-05-31T20:14:00.000-05:002006-05-31T20:14:00.000-05:00My god woman! Is there anything you can't do!?My god woman! Is there anything you can't do!?Marciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11994568766126115158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-1149119667909364552006-05-31T18:54:00.000-05:002006-05-31T18:54:00.000-05:00You are a multi talented woman. Your daughter is l...You are a multi talented woman. Your daughter is lucky to have you and im sure she will appreciate your gesture in the years to come.Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17744889377107925939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-1149114228957606082006-05-31T17:23:00.000-05:002006-05-31T17:23:00.000-05:00I'm just knocked out by this. One quilt a MONTH? I...I'm just knocked out by this. One quilt a MONTH? I tried to make a "Flying Geese" baby quilt when Nathan was born, got all the strips cut and partially sewed, and then the class ended and I never finished it. Maybe I should finish it for Kaitlyn.Table4Fivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11005614880781276243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-1149107734875577162006-05-31T15:35:00.000-05:002006-05-31T15:35:00.000-05:00It's hard to choose, but I think the first October...It's hard to choose, but I think the first October quilt is my favorite. Emily will have these to give to her own children and grandchildren someday, you know. What an incredible legacy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-1149096088817186022006-05-31T12:21:00.000-05:002006-05-31T12:21:00.000-05:00Absolutely beautiful. Amazing fabrics.I'm contemp...Absolutely beautiful. Amazing fabrics.<BR/><BR/>I'm contemplating making quilts for the girls using squares from clothes they've outgrown. Obviously I'll wait a few years until both of them have fully outgrown everything. Any quilting for dummies type books you would recommend?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-1149093364497296682006-05-31T11:36:00.000-05:002006-05-31T11:36:00.000-05:00Those quilts are fantastic. My grandma recently sh...Those quilts are fantastic. My grandma recently showed me a quilt that had been handed down in the family for at least a hundred years. Such history & art... and such a fantastic outlet.Jess Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06987689969282168406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-1149087999833300232006-05-31T10:06:00.000-05:002006-05-31T10:06:00.000-05:00Beautiful. Great outlet there...My son was given a...Beautiful. Great outlet there...<BR/>My son was given a quilt when he came home from the hospital with his name and birthdate on it. I treasure it, knowing that my friend was home working on its finishing touches while i was in the hospital. I know Emily will treasure those quilts.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13754249936855622982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-1149087362637890042006-05-31T09:56:00.000-05:002006-05-31T09:56:00.000-05:00NOW I get the organized chaos that is your half of...NOW I get the organized chaos that is your half of the bedroom! You're amazing...Mignonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07716330276288396317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-1149086210167217902006-05-31T09:36:00.000-05:002006-05-31T09:36:00.000-05:00Wow, Dawn. Those are beautiful.Wow, Dawn. Those are beautiful.mamatuliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02692442843330582571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-1149085570952511272006-05-31T09:26:00.000-05:002006-05-31T09:26:00.000-05:00Those are lovely. What a wonderful thing, that you...Those are lovely. What a wonderful thing, that you found a way to express your love for your daughter.Fraulein Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973894650450550769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-1149084167932256752006-05-31T09:02:00.000-05:002006-05-31T09:02:00.000-05:00Very impressive that you were able to do this for ...Very impressive that you were able to do this for her. I was doing well in the first three weeks of my son's life if I remembered to eat. And these quilts are tangible proof that you loved Emily then, even if things were wonky in the chemical department. What a legacy to wrap her and her children in.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612468442701491963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-1149051040748918092006-05-30T23:50:00.000-05:002006-05-30T23:50:00.000-05:00They are beautiful quilts. I am so proud of you f...They are beautiful quilts. I am so proud of you for having found a means of expressing your love in a very real physical way, when you were unable to do in traditional ways. So, when you look at those quilts..see them as signs of not just surviving but loving the best you could.osheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03455826519363554410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-1149048854416842662006-05-30T23:14:00.000-05:002006-05-30T23:14:00.000-05:00One quilt a MONTH?! That is awesome. What wonderfu...One quilt a MONTH?! That is awesome. What wonderful heirlooms those will be for your children and grandchildren.Cristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245436504933052526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-1149044949634330852006-05-30T22:09:00.000-05:002006-05-30T22:09:00.000-05:00Those are very beautiful!!! I think that creating...Those are very beautiful!!! I think that creating things like that are wonderful ways to show your kids that you love them. I have knit blankets for each of my kids (well I am still working on the one for the baby)Awesome Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523320907836876707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-1149044123135553292006-05-30T21:55:00.000-05:002006-05-30T21:55:00.000-05:00Okay, I quilt, too, which is why I am shocked and ...Okay, I quilt, too, which is why I am shocked and amazed and so very impressed that you managed to knock out one--and sometimes two!--quilts per month. And I thought I was a productive mama! I'm still struggling to finish 2 matching twin bed quilts for when my 2 girls share a room sometime next year. Hopefully I'll get them done in time...Sugarmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04425625624997484305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-1149042571190279402006-05-30T21:29:00.000-05:002006-05-30T21:29:00.000-05:00Good Lord woman. Those are amazing. She'll treasur...Good Lord woman. Those are amazing. She'll treasure them always. Or at least at some point... You know kids...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-1149042466307323852006-05-30T21:27:00.000-05:002006-05-30T21:27:00.000-05:00I have no doubt they'll be treasured for years to ...I have no doubt they'll be treasured for years to come. They're very impressive.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04887803142491240945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-1149041814963579562006-05-30T21:16:00.000-05:002006-05-30T21:16:00.000-05:00Dawn, that's amazing. I can barely sew a button o...Dawn, that's amazing. I can barely sew a button on. But I get, completely, the whole concept that drove you to create the quilts. And it's obvious by their beauty what an amazing mother you were -- and still are, of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-1149038600123381152006-05-30T20:23:00.000-05:002006-05-30T20:23:00.000-05:00My gawd, these are beautiful! I would pay serious ...My gawd, these are beautiful! I would pay serious money for one of these if I saw them in a store. <BR/><BR/>Okay, so you write, quilt, going for your masters - what else do you do, woman? Are you an astronaut, too?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com