My grandmother knit, but she also crocheted, cross-stitched and made quilts.
I don’t have memories of actually seeing her do these activities. I recall seeing works in progress poking out of the top of a bag by her chair, but mostly finished quilts and afghans would magically appear on special occasions. Everything she made was a gift. To her children and grandchildren or to the ladies at her church who collected quilts for charity. I recently discovered in a book of her papers that the quilts were for Lutheran World Relief, an organization that works to combat poverty, advocate fair trade and provide disaster response. Making a quilt is one way this organization gets people involved.
Quilting in my future? Maybe. It’s fun to think about…