Winter birches...
So, I am hoping to take one per month for April, May and June:
sew backings, cut battings, layer and pin baste them ready for
quilting....i now have to decide which one to tackle first...
They are all pretty big to handle...I am hoping to use my older fabrics
on the backs...to make more room for the newer Fabrics I've caved in and
bought recently....;000
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in the palest of pinks....
The circles look like this on the back....pretty cool, I think...certainly not perfect
stitching, but definitely looking handmade....
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We will be having new carpeting installed the end of April which involves
having my Grand Piano moved by piano movers the day before and moved
back in the day after...
My Father bought the piano in 1950 from Hartford's
Goss Piano Co; it was a Tanglewood Baldwin--
he decided that we had to have a "real"
piano in lieu of a new car at that time...
he often joked about sitting down
to "drive" the Baldwin in the evenings after dinner....
He even took lessons along with me to encourage
my playing...we did a lot of duets together...
what fun we had...
and every time we had company he would
sit down and play tunes by ear and my Mom would
sing--if a house had a piano it was a party when he
appeared....;))))
Lots of memories in my piano...
Thom says I should
write a story about its journies...
And it really would be the story of my life--
I will leave you on that final "note"...💞🎶🎹
hugs, Julierose, La blageuse (quilting with memories-euse)
love your hand quilting , maybe wouldn't take me quite a year to finish like that
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely memories of your Dad and your piano. Not everybody has such a great story. I think you should write down those memories of your kid's granddad.
ReplyDeleteLove your quilting on Stone Soup. The other flimsies are lovely, too. I don't remember the second 2... did you share those on the blog before? Glad you are feeling better.
Hugs
Nice finishes. I like your quilting. Hugs
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of a piano telling the stories of its journey and those who have played it and been part of the adventure. What a gift for your grandchildren! And your hand quilting looks marvelous. I think I'd start with the oldest flimsy first (no particular reason).
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting when older quilt tops come out to play, and the fabrics certainly bring back memories. Piecing backing and layering certainly takes time. Will you quilt these on your machine or send them out to get quilted?
ReplyDeleteI loved the story about you and your dad and the piano.
Wonderful progress and story.
ReplyDeleteNew carpet, that's a treat.
And you're hand quilting, so am I. My hands are getting
used to it now.
I can't believe you have 3 quilt tops! It seems so fast to me. You're making wonderful progress! I would love to hear your piano stories. I also have a piano. It's an upright my parents bought when I was 10. My brother and I both took lessons. It's in my formal living room. It needs tuning really badly!
ReplyDeleteGreat memories with Dad.love your hand quilting.lots of fun things to work on.my pick would bevthe eye spy with funny borders or the first one in purples.
ReplyDeleteIs that a magnetic needle minder with the "insomnia"?
ReplyDeleteLovely story about the piano. Enjoy your new carpet!
Wow you have so much accomplished. Love your hand quilting. I agree awesome story about the piano.
ReplyDeleteHi! You have some interesting borders going on here--esp that botanical for Snowballs. Your Circles hand quilting is lovely. And your piano and its life [your life], what a wonderful story. You seem very upbeat and busy, you must be so happy to have your eye issue resolved, if not entirely.
ReplyDeletelove on this cold rainy night!
lizzy