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TinaTrivett
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0 posted 2006-08-07 11:18 PM


When she sat to stitch, she was happy

Her wicker basket overflowing with bits of Lancaster blue and double pinks

Mustard, indigo, cheddar and muslin

Tiny bits of fabric sewn together to make a beautiful blanket

She does her quilting by her mothers cut glass oil lamp

Chats by the fireside carding wool and planning weddings

Picking seeds out of the cotton

Sorting through a trunk full of crisp cottons

Pickles and jellies are all put up so theres more time to sew

Hours and hours of holding the shiny needle

Humming to herself, rocking in her chair

Creating a cloth of love...an heirloom



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aziza
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1 posted 2006-08-07 11:24 PM


Tina,
I enjoy things like this.  Not much for sewing, but I love baking, preserving foods and smoking fish.  I enjoyed this poem as you touched on those things that I hold dear in my life -- making memories and heirlooms is one of the most precious gifts we can give.

Thank you.
aziza

TinaTrivett
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2 posted 2006-08-07 11:34 PM


Thanks aziza. I've been finishing up a quilt for my niece. I always end up thinking about quilters before me when I'm sewing. I make some awesome bread & butter pickles too.
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