While I am in Colorado I have been enjoying a real treasure in the guest room. Margie's brother-in-law, my uncle Jerry, made this beautiful butterfly quilt. He used hankies given to Margie's mother, grandma Dorothy Gunderson, from her students while she was a teacher. What a wonderful way to display and honor the handkerchiefs. Below is a picture of Dorothy reading to my son Nate....actually it looks like Nate was reading to her.
Uncle Jerry has made many many quilts. I had this old quilt top from the 50's and he machine quilted it for me. He also made my two boys sports quilts when they were younger. Below is a t-shirt quilt Uncle Jerry made for my sister-in-law Liz from shirts she collected from her life experiences and travels...It's actually two sided. I am pretty sure he also used her plaid blouses from her younger years as the borders. Way to go Uncle Jerry!
MaryAnn, this is so sweet. What a nice way to honor both the teacher and the students who gave all those hankies. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ellen! It's a pretty sweet quilt!
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