Saturday, December 11, 2010

My Mom's Quilts

My mom makes beautiful quilts! She has made one for each of her children, grandchildren and even a great-grandchild. She's talking about making a Van Gogh quilt for me! The one she made for me is gorgeous. When we were looking for houses the fact that the bedroom carpet matched the quilt she'd made sealed the deal on the house we chose! My dad made a quilt rack to hold the quilt, too. I'll add some photos of those later.

Right now I wanted to share the beginning of my photo collection of quilts Mom has made. I'll be adding to it as I track down my sisters and brothers to get photos. Shoot, I don't even have a photo of my own quilt in this collection yet!

I love the beauty in these quilts. I didn't appreciate the talent that it took to quilt until Mom started making them. She wants to teach me how to do it and I'd like to learn... but I'm not sure I have the patience. We'll see. I know if I don't take her up on the offer I'll regret it.

Here's the beginnings of My Mom's Quilts.




- jmd

Arts Clayton 2nd Annual Jewelry Trunk Show

December 18th - 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Make the holidays sparkle this year with that special, one of a kind work of wearable art. Join us for our 2nd trunk sale!

We look forward to a very special day devoted to our incredible jewelry artisans and special patrons. Talk to our jewelry artisans about their collections, see demonstrations, and have the opportunity to purchase pieces that will be available at the Arts Clayton Gallery today only! While you shop, enjoy light refreshments and the holiday spirit of the gallery.

Our 2nd Annual Jewelry Trunk Sale features the work of:
Barbara Boggs, Brenda Smith, Georgetta Harris, Lani Davis, Laura Parham, Martha Lawerence, Pilar Decateau, Porchia Coleman, Sally Weber, Sandra Lebrun and Sihui Vice
Plus, Don't miss your last day to shop at Mistletoe Market!

Arts Clayton Gallery
136 S. Main Street
Jonesboro, GA 30236
770.473.5410. www.artsclayton.org/gallery
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http://craftconduit.blogspot.com (Crafts)
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http://artzapalooza.blogspot.com/ (Art reviews)
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http://gaclicks.blogspot.com/ (Photography)
http://secalls.blogspot.com/ (Auditions, Calls, Contests)
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