As tempted as I am by that title to post a picture of raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens I will be strong and show you a little something else from my home. ;)
Oh, so much I could tell about this little snapshot. For starters, this was in my foyer. However, in my recent organization spree I did some rearranging. Okay, a LOT of rearranging! While the quilt still hangs here, the table has been moved and replaced by the piano. I told you I did a lot!
But let me just tell you what I see here. One, the chocolate wall. Autumn is my favorite time of year and the color of this accent wall just makes me happy. You can't see the bottom of this table but I think it is so pretty with the dark wooden legs and the marble top. Fresh flowers always lift my spirits.
But what I really want to show you is the quilt along with the quilt rack. The rack was handmade by my aunt's uncle. Yes, I am Southern and have that need to explain family ties even if we aren't actually related at all. Our family trees are sometimes curvy but at least mine ain't straight. (I'll let you think on that one!)
So anyway, he handmade the quilt rack and up top sit the Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy that I played with as a child. Now the quilt, oh the quilt. It is made from pieces that belonged to my grandmother. She died when I was only 2 years old. My mother had these quilt pieces sitting in bags and she pieced them together and found a quilting group who agreed to quilt it. The thoughts of my grandmother cutting those pieces out and my mom piecing them. Well, that makes this a treasure to me.
It first hung in my oldest son's bedroom when he was a baby. Since then it has warmed the living room wall and graced the bedroom wall. Now it welcomes folks in my front entryway. Isn't that the best way to show hospitality? To surround yourself with comfortable happy memories and share that love with all that enter? :)
Oh, so much I could tell about this little snapshot. For starters, this was in my foyer. However, in my recent organization spree I did some rearranging. Okay, a LOT of rearranging! While the quilt still hangs here, the table has been moved and replaced by the piano. I told you I did a lot!
But let me just tell you what I see here. One, the chocolate wall. Autumn is my favorite time of year and the color of this accent wall just makes me happy. You can't see the bottom of this table but I think it is so pretty with the dark wooden legs and the marble top. Fresh flowers always lift my spirits.
But what I really want to show you is the quilt along with the quilt rack. The rack was handmade by my aunt's uncle. Yes, I am Southern and have that need to explain family ties even if we aren't actually related at all. Our family trees are sometimes curvy but at least mine ain't straight. (I'll let you think on that one!)
So anyway, he handmade the quilt rack and up top sit the Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy that I played with as a child. Now the quilt, oh the quilt. It is made from pieces that belonged to my grandmother. She died when I was only 2 years old. My mother had these quilt pieces sitting in bags and she pieced them together and found a quilting group who agreed to quilt it. The thoughts of my grandmother cutting those pieces out and my mom piecing them. Well, that makes this a treasure to me.
It first hung in my oldest son's bedroom when he was a baby. Since then it has warmed the living room wall and graced the bedroom wall. Now it welcomes folks in my front entryway. Isn't that the best way to show hospitality? To surround yourself with comfortable happy memories and share that love with all that enter? :)
So glad you joined my blog followers. I look forward to getting to know your family.
ReplyDeleteWe are in the midst of a major re-organizing / re-decorating. We've flip-flopped some bedrooms ... made a new library ... creating new schooling space ... and painting almost the whole house in brand new colors. Can't wait. So exciting.
Hope your weekend is BLESSED!
Laurel :)
Hi Laurel
ReplyDeleteIt's so much fun to reorganize and find new ways to use what you already have! Hope you have a blessed weekend as well. :)
What a beautiful quilt and it means all the more with the story behind it! Hope all is well down your way. I should just send you a message on facebook, but I wanted to see your blog so here I am :) Gotta get those girls together! That is all I am hearing these days
ReplyDeleteShana, I will take your company any way I can get it LOL! We're doing good here after a bout of what turned out to be chicken pox with the little guy. I hear via facebook that your house has been dealing with its own "plague" as well. Hope the hubby is doing better. Yes, we must get together soon :)
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