We are just a few days away from Christmas, so I thought I would introduce one of my Christmas decorations. I have made several items to use for Christmas decorations. The small wall hanging with the fabric yo-yos, in the shape of, and decorated to look like a Christmas tree, tends to be my favorite. My aunt had a pillow on her couch that had fabric yo-yos on the front. I was in the process of making one when I realized most of the colors I was choosing were green. It was

My mom was always making something. there are lots of pictures of our younger selves where me and my siblings were wearing clothes that our mom had made. The left-over material could be found in the next quilt. There were discussions about who a quilt belonged to when it was finished. Whoever had more blocks made from material pieces of their clothes tended to have laid claim to the quilt. I remember overhearing mom telling someone that, "the kids could all be outside pla

I think I will pause the history for a moment and write about the quilt that I am using as my theme. My son asked us over for supper one day. We sat on the couch while we were eating, and he started a movie to watch. As we sat watching, my son says, "We are going to have one of those." and continued to eat his food. In the movie, there was a baby. It took us a moment to realized what he said. "Wait. What?" Congratulations followed. So, now I know I will be making a baby

I never really knew this grandma to make quilts. I knew she owned handmade quilts. But never thought too much about her being the one who made them. I know she knew how to make quilts because she made me a quilt. She knew my favorite color is green, so the color palette was shades of green. Or the leaves of the flowers were green on some of the fabric. Her cooking, on the other hand was awesome. LOVED her beef and noodles. I know there are many recipes out there, but he

My Grandma lived in the mountains of Kentucky. The fabric she used to make quilts was left over scraps from clothing that she made or fabrics that her daughters brought to her. The block patterns were usually simple. But sometimes there was a quilt with more complexity. Grandma had seven children with my mom being the next to youngest. Grandma had made so many quilts that when we were all gathered for the holidays, everyone could sleep under a handmade quilt. When Grandma

Quilt I made for my uncle for what would have been his 50-year wedding anniversary. My aunt had passed away before the anniversary date. I was a flower girl in their wedding. I thought I was about six or seven years old. A few years ago, we were on vacation with my uncle, his daughter (my cousin) and her husband. It was about the time of what I thought was the fifty-year anniversary date. My husband played sly and questioned my uncle about his wedding. Found out I was c

Welcome to Mamaw's Quilts and Crafts. I sew, quilt, craft, bead, and crochet. I have knitted, cross-stitched, embroidered, and plastic canvas. I also have made scrapbook pages, fairy gardens and tile coasters. But I always come back to making quilts. I am a quilt maker from the third generation in my family. I will be sharing stories about our family's quilting journey, accompanied by pictures and tips. Interwoven with these stories will be crafts and patterns, both modern