....yes--lime green. Keep reading for the rest of that story. But first a big thank you to the team at ByAnnie.com for helping to raise the awarenss for all types of cancers this year. As someone who has heard the words "you have cancer"--it doesn't matter what color the ribbon is--your world will be shaken.
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Fifty years later--we took another four generation photo. This time I am on the left and my granddaughter is wearing my baptism dress.
My mother tells me that my grandmother was a very creative person--and I get my skills from her.
I remeber how grandma would make Christmas so special. She would set a beautiful table with cute little favors by each placesetting. We would all squish into her tiny kitchen for an amazing meal. Oh the cookie trays she could make. I designed the quilt above with her in mind--Gingersnap Recollections. She made the most delicious molasses cookies. My grandma was diagnoised with Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. I was 13 years old when she passed away at the age of 62. My oldest granddaughter--the one in the photo--will be 13 years old when I am 62--and I too have had cancer. This quilt holds all the family recipes that grandma put on her cookie tray--that I want to pass down to my granddaughter. I pray that we can take another 4 generation photo someday.
...and that is my reason for a lime green SEW Pink post--it is the ribbon color for Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. I knew I had to honor my grandmothers' memory with a mixer cover. In the Mix is the pattern I used.
As usual, the ByAnnie.com patterns were spot on--lots of steps--but just follow them one by one to get to the finished project!! The lime green fabrics used are leftovers from the Gingersnap Recollections quilt--so double the meaning behind them!!
Only had one little mishap. And it actually worked out fine because the folded over fabric could be trimmed off when rounding the side panels!! Just had to add a little line of quilting back in.
Super fast project--only took a long afternoon from start to finish.
Love the finished product!!! Now everytime I pull out my mixer I can think of my sweet grandmother!!!
And my grandmas' recipe--I think I will add it to the zipper pocket just to keep it safe. Thanks so much for stopping by. Take some time today to plan memories with your loved ones---oh and take some photos with your kids and grandkids!! I don't have any with my grandma--just the ones in my memory!!
"A grandma is someone who plays a special part in all the treasured memories we hold in our heart." --unknown
“Only take care, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things that your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. Make them known to your children and your children's children." Deuteronomy 4 : 9
