Creative mothers

I've thought about writing this post for some time and Mother's Day seems more than appropriate. The women in my family have tons of creative talent, and fortunately they have passed some of that down to me...

Mom: avid basket weaver, quilter and crafter. This intricate bread basket is the latest gift I received from her.


Another of my favorite things she's made is this chenille scarf. It feels so chic.


Maternal grandmother: talented sewer of clothing and quilts. She taught me her trade in my teens. It occurs to me that I don't have anything she made in my house, but I have the next best thing...her cherished sewing machine.

Great-grandmother: crochet matron. I always remember her with yarn and hooks, and this is the afghan she made me.

Paternal grandmother: not much of a crafter, but I do have some early quilt blocks she made with fabrics from the 40's and 50's. I took this large hand-pieced postage stamp quilt block and turned it into a small quilt.

Step-grandmother: needlepoint manic. She wasn't much of crafter until the last decade or so of her life. Then, she took up needlepoint and stitched until she was 'cross-eyed', as she'd probably put it. All her children and grandchildren now have a piece to remember her by. This cottage is mine.

Step-mother: cross-stitch queen. I don't have it with me, but she has made the most beautiful personalized Christmas stockings for each of us, eight now and counting. I truly admire her patience as these take a year or more to complete and each one has details tailored to us.

What a blessing to have been taught how important a creative outlet can be in one's life by all these talented women...Happy Mother's Day to you mothers and much thanks and appreciation to mine!