What's in the LAST suitcase? My Mum's QUILT TOPS!
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- This is the last of the suitcases, two of them, but all the same contents. My Mum was a prolific quilter, with well over 200 quilts to her name, given to family, friends, charities .... It was inevitable that there would be a few unfinished quilt tops after she died. I have been thinking about them for the last three years!
Their time has come!
I hope you enjoy seeing them. In a few weeks time I will take them to Cath here
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The music today is called 'If You Were Still Here' which I think is the perfect choice for this video!
From Epidemic Sound
Take care
Love
Kate
xxx
It's such an honor to be able to share your love of quilting w us. Your mum really did create some spectacular quilts. We, as viewers, feel your love for her as well as your loss. Thank you for inviting us again into your home. The quilts sing praises and your kitties purr w love...❤🇨🇦
Yes, thanks for putting into such sweet words. Sitting here two years later and tearing up, all by myself, pulled by your loss, and my own. Nothing on earth like a precious mum. Love you, Mom. :)
Iam sure you won't see this but I want to thank you for the memories
I spent all my summers with my Gram
I am 63 years old she has been gone now for 23 years
She thought me my first stich " Blind stich"
Boy do I miss her
Spending all my summers on her farm
THANKS FOR THE BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES 😊
Sorry for your loss. Your mom was an awesome quilter.❤❤❤
What beautiful quilt tops your mom left behind,she will always be with you,bless you and yours💕
That was so touching to watch you open all your Mum's quilts. They were lovely and such a blessing to you and your family to have them. Looking forward to going to Scotland with you virtually to see the quilter. Thanks for sharing this moment with us.
Hello Kate, What lovely gifts your mom has left for everyone in your family 💖💖💖 Thank you for sharing these beautiful quilts. Bless you, Chris
It broke my heart that I wasn't able to keep the quilt-tops that my husband's mother and grandmother made. We sold them at a yard sale. I imagine someone finishing them and loving them.
Your mother's quilts are stunning.
The heart Quilt is my favourite. Your mum was such a talented lady. I could feel the love and joy in your eyes . What a lovely gift to give to your family x .
Oh, Kate. What a beautiful legacy your mum left you. I'm a quilter, and my mom was also a quilter. I inherited her last quilt squares and fabric that she was working with when she passed away. It took me a long time to be able to touch it and work on it because I missed her so much. But, like you finally opening your red suitcases, I came to a time that I was ready. I finished her quilt by hand because that was what she was doing. That quilt stays folded across the foot of my bed now. I take it off each night and put it on a chair and put it back every morning. I love running my hands across it as I place it on the bed. It's such a tangible representation of the bond of love we had for each other and the craft of quilting that we both shared. Your quilts tops are beautiful! Thank you for sharing those lovely treasures with us. The pictures at the end of the video of your mum and you are priceless, too. Love to you, Kate.
Your Mum was so prolific. So lovely to see and sending you Big Warm Hugs - even if they are a few years late xx
Your mother will be thrilled to know that each quilt will be finished and given to family members. Even more special now. Sorry for you loss. I lost my mom 2 years ago.
How fantastic to share those beautiful Quilts from your Mom with other family members.
Priceless gifts !!!
Hi dear friends, on the LGS! Let’s all gather around and give Kate a comforting hug. This unpacking of the suitcases, must have been so bittersweet. We love you, Kate.
Big hugs from me from your Aussi mate on the line green sofa
Big hugs 🫂
Kate is so strong. I would have been a bellering sack of sadness. Kate is strong woman and great inspiration. I truly admire her and she is like my mom. She gets an enormous amount of work done.
Big hugs, dear Kate.
Your Mom's sewing was amazing. I know you love them very much. My Mom left me her gold thimble she used and her dressmaker scissors with a note " Remember me". ;Brings tears to my eyes whenever I hope it to look inside.
Kate, thank you for sharing all of your mother’s treasure’s quilts. I always love seeing beautiful handwork of quilts made long ago by someone we love. You’re very blessed to have some that your mother made. Mother’s know in their hearts that one of her kids will finish them and share them with their siblings. And as you’re doing the stitching but she didn’t get to you will have a special connection with her as you think about her as you were growing up watching her doing her special little things. Those are called happy memories. Enjoy them all.
what a wonderful connection to your mum, sad, but joyful at the same time. My mum made a quilt for me when I was a toddler, she passed away when I was 14 & the quilt is one of the few things I still have. I landed up teaching myself to quilt last year so I could repair it and now have made several quilts for friends and have even set up a little online store. All thanks to my mum's quilt.
We loved all the quilts your Mum made. what a talent. Now we see where you got your talent from. God bless.
Wonderful video Kate, I was moved to tears. What a wonderful legacy. Finishing off your Mum’s quilts now for your family is priceless.
Oh my goodness your Mother did such beautiful work! Hugs! This tugged at my heart... the scent of her sewing room. 😢 My Grandmother's scent was Dove soap! They are always with us!
What a treasure you have!!
Lovely quilt show! Thank for sharing the wonderful surprises 😊
Oh Kate, I felt how tough that was to do. It's such a mix of joy, loss, memories and love. I finished off the sewing projects that my Mum started too. I lost her 9 years ago. I'm making a set of 12 quilt toppers now for the Sue Ryder Hospice where she was so well looked after in her last week. One quilt for each room on the floor she stayed in, to mark 10 years.
Sending you a big hug xx
What? Would we like to come along???? Oh, yes! Please!!❤️
Such a silly question. :)
Oh yes, looking forward to the trip 😊
I'm game if you are!
Oh, yes! Dates please, I'm packing my bags. Lindsay, Sacramento, California. All of you Ladies sound like a fun bunch! P.S. I'm a quilter.
The most beautiful trunk show of quilts! Thoroughly enjoyed this video. Thanks for sharing!
I physically felt every lump in your throat... Mums, they leave so many little marks for us to find. Thank you for sharing your mum and your love.
How special for us to yo share this with you as you see your Mum's quilts. Lots of hugs
Kate, you really were so lucky to have a Mother that you could relate to. I learned EVERYTHING from my Grandmother. I miss "Granny" every day as I grew up at her house. Can't wait to see how these quilts look when they are done. She is watching you. ✌🏻❤️
Such a beautiful look into your life and your lovely mom and her stunning quilts! I can so relate to this journey. My mom died just over a year ago and I treasure all of her quilts and bits of fabric and batting (wadding) with hand written notes pinned to them! And the smell of her house on everything! My heart goes out to you! I’m a longarm quilter and I have a heart for finishing old quilts like this! Your quilter did a wonderful job on the later video! God bless you!
This was a lovely episode a daughter finishing her mum’s quilts and knitting the unfinished socks for your father.
Loved every thing about thisvideo.What a treasure.All of your Moms quilts are so beautiful. WHAT a loving time you shared with us.
Thanks to your mum..she left us you as a friend..🧚♀️⚘
Bonnie Hunter lives near me!! I learned to quilt with my mom 13 years ago by watching Bonnie Hunter with my mom. What a gift to have of your mom’s. My mom is horrible about finishing quilts. She always said she was leaving them me to finish. Trouble is I am not the best at finishing either. I want to join in on too many quilt alongs
You have given us a precious gift, sharing your mum’s unfinished quilts with us. Thank you. What a treasure you have to finish for your family! Dear Kate, your generosity of spirit instructs and challenges us as we watch. ♥️
You’ll be a BUSY lady with your treasure of quilts that touched my heart. 💕Lori
My mother passed away in 2007. I’m still finishing some of the work she started. I asked her once why not finish a project before starting another. Her reply was if I don’t finish them, you will. My brother and sister has benefited along with my boys and their cousins. It has all been a labor of love, for all the things she taught me.
Beautiful story!
What a lovely show. I lost my mom in January of 2021. She taught me how to sew when I was eight. I got into quilting, mom gave it a go too but didn’t understand why we bought fabric in a big piece, cut it up into little bits and then sewed it back into a big piece. She was a baker and a gardener and played with her 11 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren before she left us. Thanks for sharing your mum with us!
What a legacy she left. That smallest one would be perfect for your granddaughter.
That's exactly what I think! Heirloom quilt! What a treasure this video is.
I was thinking that, too! It will be fun to see how the quilts get distributed later. Will your family members get to pick, or will you decide for each... or some combination? It's wonderful, however that part of things happens.
Yes, that‘s exactly what I thought, what a wonderful legacy, and the smallest quilt for the smallest family member! Great!
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What a fabulous reminder of your mum for all the family. The quilts are all beautiful - can’t wait for the trip to Scotland.
Oh Kate, sending you a very big tight hug as you opened your suitcases and went thru your mum's quilts. It's like opening a diary. I too love hexagons and sighed out loud as you unfolded the quilt squares and trim. All the quilts are beautiful and filled with so much love. I bet your mum was putting them aside for gifts. I like to piece rather an quilt. It's like putting a puzzle together. And, I also knit. Socks are my most favorite. So I am feeling a connection to you and your mom. Thank you for sharing this most precious unboxing with us all.
Your mom must have been an amazing woman; she created such beauty in her quilts. I truly enjoyed seeing all of them. Thank you for sharing...................
I feel tremendously honoured that you would share opening your mother's suitcases and displaying her work to us all. Beautiful beautiful! Thanks ever so much. I will look forward to seeing her work completed. Again, thank you.
Hi Kate, I love how you and your mother have made quilt tops prolifically. I’ve made a few over the years too and have more in my cupboard that will be quilted one day😂
Was wonderful watching you unfold, pin, name each of your mothers quilts left in the last suit cases.
Kate I have been sat here in tears watching this. What exquisite quilt tops. It will be an honour to help you finish your Mum's beautiful work. Sending love and gentle quilty hugs I lost my Mum 6 months ago so know how hard that was for you. Can't wait to see you with them in a few weeks time to discuss patterns.
You are a true treasure in the world and Kate is so blessed to be helped in this endeavor for her mother. God bless all of you.
I believe the heart quilt is done with Reverse Applique. You are blessed to have these awesome quilts as wonderful memories of your Mum. You are very calm and soothing.
Your mum was a prolific quilter. That must’ve been so hard to see them. Very emotional. She did beautiful work. What a legacy. You’ve got your work cut out for you Kate. Your dad will love the socks. Very emotional for me to see you today. Love from Australia.
Oh, those hexagons! So charming and special .......
I could feel your joy and your sadness, Kate. It was an honor to be here for your suitcase unpacking. xo
She must have been a proliferate quilter. What a delightful series to quilt.
Evryone of us of on the lime green sofa, goggles and scarfs on, we are going to Scotland.
What treasures you have, Kate. We care about you so much.
My grandma didn't get to travel much,but the quits she made, and we're handed down to me, have traveled a lot. I only have three and they are fought over by my child, husband and myself, because they are so cozy. I feel like she hugs me every time I crawl under one, no matter how far from home I roam, even though I never got to know her. I love what your mom left you.
Thank you for sharing this emotional and sentimental journey of your Mother's quilt tops. You have me tearing up as you speak so lovingly of your Mother. How wonderful that the two of you shared the same passion and that you will finish and gift the quilts so the rest of your family can wrap themselves in her love. I appreciate your videos so much, I love your home, your cats and your gentle, easy nature. Cheers from across the pond in Canada.
I teared up too.
So lovingly done. This wasn’t easy was it Kate? Bravo for your plans for these masterpieces.
This must have been a bittersweet exercise for you,so thank you for sharing it.What a wonderful legacy!Blessed are the children of quiltmakers,for they shall inherit the Quilts!
What an honor, you sharing your Mother's precious quilts with us. I really enjoyed seeing each and every one of them. 💗
Oh, cases of beauty and happiness. So wonderful! And, to have the scent of your mother's sewing room wafting out from the quilts. Precious.
Hi Kate and everyone on the lime green sofa.Ive just had my 2nd covid vaccination this afternoon. If it's anything like the first, I should have a lovely nights sleep. What a lovely idea of finishing mum's quilts for her. Mum's are so precious❤️❤️❤️
How lovely that you will be finishing your mums quilts for the family! I was also so touched that you said you'd finish the socks for your father. I so enjoy your videos, thank you for sharing with us.
I’m not surprised you are feeling overwhelmed! What a sweet inheritance she has left for you. When you think that your mama’s hands were the last to touch those quilts and the smell of her sewing room. Oh. My. Goodness. My mama has been gone for 21 years and this nearly brought me to tears. Enjoy every minute of this process. I know you will. Hugs to you.
It is clear from whom you got your talent. How absolutely stunning all your mums quilt tops are. Love them all! Thank you for sharing this with us. ⚘
My mother has been gone for 13 yrs. I still have 2 of her quilt tops to get quilted. I think you have inspired me to go ahead and have those done now.
Thank you so much for sharing your mothers quilts with us. Beautiful and such a treasure. My mother is at a stag in her life where she is trying to finish projects or get rid of things. We just went thru her unfinished quilts, which weren't as big as your mothers, thank goodness!. I told her I would help her finish them because she doesn't quite have the confidence to do it anymore. One down, six to go! Even though it will by quite the job, I know you will treasure doing this for your mother.❤
Thank you, Kate. Your mom was incredibly talented just like you. The apple didn't fall far from the tree. I appreciate you sharing her work with us, how moving and lovely it all is. It is hard to go through a parent's things after they're gone. She would be so proud of you.
Thank you for sharing your mother's quilts. I, also, was lucky enough to have a mother who taught me to sew and quilt. What a treasure to open those suitcases and see the quilts. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Cathy
Oh wow! You are just pinning up the first quilt and already I am blown away by it’s beauty! What an emotional and beautiful journey through your Mum’s work.
Your Mum's quilt tops are just so beautiful! She would have been thrilled, that all the her family will have the opportunity to each have one. Emotional for you I'm sure, particularly the fact, that you could smell her sewing room. Scent is such a powerful sense is'nt it!!...transports you right back to that special person. I have a bottle of my Mum's signature perfume that evokes all those lovely memories......and yes, the tears well up!! Enjoy completing this act of love for your Mum. Janine
Your ability to “reverse construct” your Mum’s quilts is wonderful.
Can you tell I am watching the replay and reacting as you go. Lol. What a joy this is to watch.
What a tender moment for you to have shared with your subscribers. Thank you. It was a pro ledge to have seen this.
This is heartwarming. What a beautiful legacy she has left behind. ❤
'Hearts and Lines' for the phenomenal heart top. That's incredible. Be beautiful with a rich red backing. What a legacy Kate.
my mother died at 50 in 1977 and I miss her often. She had no crafty skills - you have such a treasure chest here - thank you for sharing !
ROAD TRIP...to Scotland with Kate....yay.
Kate, now I know how you became so creative and wonderful, because you are just like you Mum.
Thank so very much for sharing this with all of us. Those quilts are absolutely amazing.
Take care and we'll see you next week.
I’m a quilter and I absolutely loved this video. What a treat to see these beautiful tops made by your mum. How lucky are you to have such legacies to pass on to your family.
And how lucky they are to receive the generosity of your talents, Kate!
How lovely to have such beautiful things to finish for your mum. I felt quite emotional watching this video. So special to think your mum touched every inch of those quilts. X
I love how your hobbies are passed down from your Mum. She is looking down from Heaven and smiling for sure!
WOW! I lost my mom 9 years ago, and I haven’t been able to quilt since. So, I picked up my crochet again, and started a charity. I make shawls and give them to women battling illnesses. I give them in memory of my mom.
Watching you go through that amazing treasury of quilts made me cry. So much beautiful work. And, love the photos of your mum with her wonderful work. Thank you for sharing. God bless you sweetie.
This video is pure joy! The beautiful quilts, the memories, talking about upcoming adventures, opportunities to learn something, you’ve had your hair cut, and your general calm and happy demeanour!
A big hug to you, that would have tugged at your heart strings reviewing your Mothers beautiful quilts. What a wonderful quilter she was. I thank you for sharing that very lovely review of her work. I love the idea of you giving them to family so they too have their
Own beautiful combined work of you both. Thank you so much. ❤️
You started me thinking about my mother, I wish I had spent more time just sitting with her, I still miss her all these years
I just loved the picture of the two of you, snuggling close, each with her own choice of colors! ❤️
I feel so privileged that you shared your Mum's beautiful quilts with us. It must have been tough for you opening the suitcases. Your new Juki will make short work of doing the lap of honours. As you touch them and work with them I bet they speak to you as to what backings they want. I love making quilts. It gives me so much joy. I tried other things but within 5 minutes of being in my first patchwork quilt making class I was hooked big time. That was over 20 years ago and the passion has not waned. I am similar to your Mum and am always sewing when I can.
Lovely quilts! I feel the same way about seeing my mom's handwriting, from when she was well. And, I've finished my mother-in-law's knitted throw after she passed. We carry them with us all our lives, don't we? It's nice that they can live on through us in a way.
What a legacy of quilt-tops, and of course finished quilts, your mama left behind. Not to mention the mentoring that’s deposited in you. My mum left suddenly 3 years ago. Healthy, happy, and busy one minute.... and off to heaven in an instant. I finished knitting a blanket she left behind for the ‘next great grand daughter’ who was born the month after she died. I’ve still got 2 other things she’s begun to knit, and one day I’ll finish them too. Had to wait till some of the hurt went away to handle them, as I was missing her so much. Now I look at the scope of her life, the 6 children she reared, the generosity of her life, and I simply rejoice that God gave me such a good mother. I know you feel the same. Many thanks for sharing.
Quilting is work for the heart as well as the hands, isn’t it. These are real legacy pieces and even (or especially) the socks must mean a lot to you. It will be lovely to see all of these as ‘finished’ items, but what a lot of good ideas there are there, too xxx
Your mum made beautiful quilts!! How wonderful to be able to finish them. Thank you for sharing those treasures with us!! ❤❤
As a quilter, I absolutely adore your Mom's quilts. On the purple and cream one, if you use a very dark backing, it may show through to the front creamy squares. I can't wait to see what your longarmer does for you. I am a longarm quilter, and I love the process of finishing quilts for others. It's a very nourishing journey for my soul. Knowing that loving hands and a creative mind made the top. Your Mom was a very good quiltmaker. 💞💞
I, was thinking the same. I made that mistake on one of the best quilts I ever designed and it still haunts me after 20 years!
@@nicolethijs5428 It's not always thought about when choosing backings, but I've longarmed enough to know customers are unhappy when they see what has happened on their quilt. I'm sorry it happened to you.
My own mistake, Judy. I wanted to be trifty. Had a lot of fabric over from the top so stichted 3 different panels together, a grey patterned one, a white one and a blue patterned one. There was a lot of white in the front. It was a lone star quilt. The quilt was handquilted and the white of the front seemed grey where the grey wand blue fabric shone throught the white of the front. It was horrible. Nothing to,do with a longarmer or so. The quilt was a kingsize and entirely handmade.
Such beautiful quilts 😊, what an honour to finish them for your Mum. I got teary watching this, I can only imagine how you must be feeling Kate. I can’t wait to see them quilted xxx
What a lovely meeting we had with your mother.
What a treasure from your mom! I have the quilt my grandmother made for my dad.. priceless now that they are both gone.
Wow! Those quilts are beautiful, I’m sure your family will treasure them as a wonderful memory of your clever Mother, you are just the best person to lovingly finish them too. 🙂🌸
What an honour to watch this episode. You are so blessed to have your Mums work in progress, will look forward to seeing the journey going forward.
Your mom was so talented! What treasures she left you!
Your mum’s quit tops are stunning. Im sure she will be so pleased to know you are completing them. A skill she learnt and a talent she passed to her daughter 💕
Absolutely Beautiful Quilts .
It has to be bitter sweet to open and see mum' s sewing .But wonderful to see mum's sewing.
As life goes round and round i am 74 and plan to leave a lot of Quilt's to my children and grandchildren.💗😊
A lovely legacy for your family. Definitely hand quilt the heart quilt. I thought of Agnes when I saw it. Perhaps her mum could do a few stitches or bind it and it would be a three generations gift 💕
I said the same thing a few minutes ago. What a gift that would be.
I have some of my mothers crochet pieces to finish up always love working on what she started
I love the cascading framed hearts quilt too. Applique is definitely time-consuming, so I agree that if Kate is so inclined, hand-quilting would add to that quilt's sentimental value, which Kate could keep as a memory of Mum and pass along as an inheritance to her granddaughter someday...
Your mother was an amazing quilter. She had a wonderful eye for color and pattern. I can see where you got your love for all kinds of needlework. I’m sure that was emotional fir you to handle and embrace her work. I love the idea of everyone getting part of these memories. You are a sweetheart.
I actually had tears going back over my mum’s crafty suitcases ...so this was a reminder thankyou 😷🌍🇦🇺👍
My mom taught me how to sew. She never quilted. I made my children’s clothes when the were little. I want to learn to quilt. I have two quilts made by my Great Great Grandmother. I have another quilt made by my father’s mom and dad. He cut the pieces and she made the quilt. It is wonderful to have something they made.
Just stunning ! She was an artist like her daughter.Yes, would love to go to Scotland with you. Enjoyed this suitcase opening, thank you
What a joy it was to watch this video. Your Mom was a creative woman like you. So great.
What a wonderful quilter your mum was. I’m sure you think about her every day but these are great memories.
A big hug to you, Kate. It‘s clearly not an easy task to tackle, tons of memories. But I can see already the joy that all your family will get from receiving these heirloom quilts. They are really pretty and they will be put up and stroked and cuddled by the next generations. And they will keep them warm and cozy. Maybe we should include on the LGS also cuddle quilts. Washable ones, as there will be cookie crumbles.
I loved this post, even though I cried my way through it. I only have one quilt from my mother's hand, and it's one of my most prized heirlooms. It must have been so bittersweet for you to share it with us -- and thank you for that. It was like meeting your mother, and now I miss her, too! You are brave and wonderful.
Kate I pray for you. I lost my mom when I was 31. She had breast cancer. These suit cases remind me of hers. Thankfully I was able to make quilts from her fabrics. Precious Memories!!
Your mum was a very talented quilter, I can see where you inherited your skills. All the quilt tops are fantastic and such a precious heirloom to pass down to your family