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Friday, April 24, 2009

Mother’s Day

My grandmother Christine once told me that she “sewed every dress that the girls” - her three daughters – “wore until they left home.” I remember as a little girl how she sewed everything from nightgowns and underwear to prom dresses and quilts. 
 
Although her eyes don’t see well enough to sew these days, she is an inspiration to me and can sit for hours telling stories about fabrics, scraps and how one can tell the weather just by looking at the sky.
 
I am starting tonight to make “Mamaw Chris” these flowers (pictured here) in time for Mother’s Day on the 10th of May.
 
If you already own a copy of our Alabama Stitch Book, start making flowers today for your maternal heroes…

**I wanted to name my daughter after Mamaw Chris whose full name is Fanny Christine.  I have loved that name since I can remember hearing it; however, she made me promise that I would not "do that to a girl."

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Comments

love the leaf

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 04/25/2009 - 22:20.
hope to make it to your lecture at SCAD. i return over and over again to look at your stitching, and designs.

Those are really beautiful!

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/24/2009 - 13:05.
Those are really beautiful! --Tasha

flowers, of course!

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/24/2009 - 11:32.
great idea for the mother who has everything... except handmade flowers from her daughter. :)

Mother's day

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/24/2009 - 10:50.
Great story and great idea. We always have our Alabama Stitch Book handy at Revolution Malibu, so we'll get right on these flowers for our maternal heroes as well!

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