Friday, March 28, 2014

Quilts my mom has made

A few are ones that I have made but the majority are ones she did from a kit or designed herself. Her favorite combination of colors is yellow and blue together. If you got or bought-she didn't sell many, of her quilts chances are they had a yellow/blue square in there.  I know when she left us she was working on several and I hope to finish them up someday if they are given to me.
Besides her quilting not many knew of all her volunteer work over the years: warm up America, caps to the capital, Newport Hospital, Navy Marine Relief Corps,  Lucy's Hearth Woman's Shelter, Potter Animal shelter and other animal shelters across the bay,  Forest Farm Nursing Home, Sweaters for Africa, St. Michaels in Bristol making prayer shawls to name a few. She received many awards and accolades over the years. Always loved helping others and traveling to new places.

She liked the 'just me' design the best.
Enjoy

Joan and Gail July 25, 2009 Moms 75th birthday party




Gail's quilt she made







Family signed album squares









Just Me Quilts



Christmas Peppermint Candy Quilt

    
Wing and a Prayer




Display at  Portsmouth Town Hall, she made center Prudence Island Lighthouse square

Prudence Island Light house square





Quillows for Lucy's Heath Woman's Shelter







  PI Quilt given to Patrick Kennedy for his help


Billie Jean Rice's quilt Mom finished





































































cathedral window-all hand sewn


crochet Christmas stocking that she'd make for all the grandchildren.


Hundreds more toppers and thousands of potholders over the years that she'd sell at the Prudence Island Craft show in the summer and sometimes in the fall.













































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