A Family Project

All her life, my mother made wonderful knitted clothes for her 4 daughters. Last year, I and my 3 sisters decided that it is our turn to make something for her. So we started a Grandmother’s Flower Garden Quilt.

My sisters are not quilters but all of them were happy to learn how to sew hexy flowers. And they LOVE it!
17 months later,  here is our finished project. It measures about 65”x75”.

The measure of the time we spent working on this quilt  – Alex – my little nephew. From 8 months old…

to 2 years and 2 months…

Most of the time, each of us stitched hexagons alone. A few times we managed to gather 2 or 3 and one time, I think, we gathered all 4! A feast! We would have loved to freeze the time!

At these meetings,  my mother always baked something good for us.

My hubby always provided for us the music we wanted to listen to.

Happy memories that we all treasure!

 

I am happy that I added this traditional project to my quilting experience – I learned many things, one of them  – the patience!

 

I am sure my mother will not keep this quilt only for her. We will borrow it from her. When we were little girls, we shared the same clothes many times, now we will share this quilt. I am sure each  one of us will say “I want to be the last one to have it!”, so there will be no fight!

 

One of the questions my mother always asks me is: “who could ever pay you for all the work you put in your quilts?”  For this particular quilt, I think the answer is clear! But usually I don’t bother with the answer, it’s simple: you can’t make something beautiful without hard work.

 

I don’t know if we will ever find time to sew again such a project.  But this winter me and my sister Nina will work on the cube quilt.

I hope to take a picture with this quilt and we all soon!  And I will tell you what they think about the quilting. None of them saw the quilting yet.

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  4. I love hexagons and I love this quilt and I love the story behind making this quilt. I only wish I had even one sister to quilt with,sadly none! As for you turning only 44! Happy birthday and may the Lord bless you this year. I am almost 20 years older than you, dear, so enjoy the journey!
    Mariana (South Africa)

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  13. I was enjoying all the pictures and commentary about this quilt as I have a king size one that I've worked on, on and off for over four years now. I am at the hand quilting stage and it is very slow going. I am ashamed to admit I have gone for months without sewing a stitch on it! Perhaps I will be inspired to get going on it again because of your photos and story!

    THEN I was blown away when you said it was your birthday today!!! It is MINE too! I am 58 today. 😀 Happy Birthday to you Geta! Thanks for all you do to inspire me as a fellow quilter. 🙂

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  15. Greta ~ this quilt is beautiful, so wonderful that you and your sisters put it together for your Mom. I know she will treasure it. Oh and the quilting is astounding!

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  17. You are such an inspiration! I have followed your quilt from the beginning (even have started one of my own, but I wish I had 3 sisters to help me with it…). You have done beautiful work on a very special quilt! Amazing!

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  21. Geta the quilt is stunning! Your quilting added so much to the design and I know your mother will treasure it, knowing it came from the fingers and hearts of her daughters!

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  23. I'm not a big fan of hexagons but the quilt you and your sisters made for your Mom is absolutely the most lovely quilt I've seen.

    I think it's your quilting that sets it apart. The quilt is simply spectacular. I admire the *patience* you must have had when doing *all those pebbles*!

    What a beautiful quilt and a lovely gesture for your Mom.

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  24. It's just another amazing project from your -and your sisters'- hands! It's gorgeous, and as always, I love your management of the color. Happy birthday, warm wishes for you,

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  26. Вы похожи на героинь из сказки. Три девицы под окном, как у Пушкина. Счастья Вашей маме. Одеяло замечательное!
    Arăți ca un eroine de basm. Trei fete de la fereastra, ca Pușkin. Fericirea de mama ta.Pătură este remarcabila!

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  37. That is stunning!! How wonderful for you and your sisters and mom to have this quilt to share! The quilting is beautiful. Happy, happy birthday – here's to many, many more!

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  39. Happy Birthday Geta!!! I just love the finished quilt pictures and the lovely pictures along the way. You all worked so very hard and did such a wonderful job. I know your mother is so proud of all of you. What a very special and thoughtful gift to make for her. Hopefully you can get a picture of all of you together with the quilt! That would be a treasured photo 🙂

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  40. La Multi Ani, draga Geta!
    Sa ai parte de cat mai multe clipe petrecute cu oamenii dragi tie, pentru ca sufletul si mintea sa aiba puterea de a scoate la iveala, mai departe,asemenea minunatii !

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  44. That is the most amazing hexagon quilt I've ever seen (and I've seen a LOT over my 18 years as a professional quilter). Your quilting is so fabulous and I am just speechless (ok, I'm not speechless because I am writing to you!). Thank you for taking the pictures of that quilting – I loved my visit this morning! Debby, from the Washington, DC (USA) area

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  46. Your quilt is the the most stunning GFG I've ever seen. Your quilting really adds to it.

    Thank you for showing the photo where you are trimming it after quilting. I am working on an EPP 60 degree diamond star quilt, and have been wondering about how to 'finish' it. How to create an edge. Up until now, I haven't found any information on this. It appears that you simply laid the top over the batting,quilted, then trimmed.

    Thank you for sharing your talents. You are truly inspiring.

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  51. The quilt turned out so lovely – wonderful quilting too. Did you do the quilting? I love the idea that your mother will share it with you and your sisters.

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  55. I had already seen the finished quilt top on your blog, but your quilting has once more done that extra little something to it. You are a real genius! Compliments to you and your sisters!!!

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  57. I wanna see the face of your mother when you'll gift this gorgeous quilt to her. And after I wanna see a photo of all of you : mother and daughters embraced under this quilt ;).
    Happy birthday again, Geta !

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  64. Oh my God! I'm still gaping at the work of art! It's incredible, such a wonderful present to gift your mother! Amazing, Awesome! I'm out of words. Congratulations, the quilting is also fantastic!

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  65. Beautiful quilt for your mother. I really liked all the different colors you chose. I am just starting to experiment with "hexies" and they are so much fun to do. I think I need to be a follower of your blog!

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  75. your quilt is just beautiful! I am quite partial to hexagon quilts myself 🙂 I just turned 44 this year too (in September). Good luck with your entry in the festival!

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  79. I'm a quilter with 4 sisters, but it would take an act of God to get us all to work together on a project that big. Congratulations on your finish. The workmanship is wonderful!

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  80. I have never seen quilting like this on a grandmother's flower garden before… it is stunning! You and your sisters have created a true heirloom. 🙂

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  81. This quilt is just fantastic. I can't even imagine the amount of work this required. I'm sure it will be well loved. What a fun bonding project.

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  82. How fantastic. I love hexies but more i love the story of you and your sisters working together. Lucky mom to have such daughters and vice versa! Thanks for sharing and have a great day

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  91. Geta, I'm way past your birthday as I read this, hope it was wonderful, but I have to say I am blown away by the quilting on this quilt!! I have seen many and own several Grandmother's Flower Garden quilts and never have I seen one so beautifully quilted. I am sure your mother is ecstatic and you and your sisters should be very proud. Thank you for being so generous…I am thrilled that you posted a close up of the quilting. It adds so much wonderful texture. I never would have thought to quilt a GFG like this. I think you've started something girl :). Peggy in Oregon

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  92. Geta, I'm way past your birthday as I read this, hope it was wonderful, but I have to say I am blown away by the quilting on this quilt!! I have seen many and own several Grandmother's Flower Garden quilts and never have I seen one so beautifully quilted. I am sure your mother is ecstatic and you and your sisters should be very proud. Thank you for being so generous…I am thrilled that you posted a close up of the quilting. It adds so much wonderful texture. I never would have thought to quilt a GFG like this. I think you've started something girl :). Peggy in Oregon

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  93. Love your quilt and bag patterns look forward to buying some patters from you in the future.

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  94. Hallo liebe Geta, wow was für ein tolles familienprojet. Ihr könnt alle sehr stolz auf euch sein. Und schön das ihr es sogar einmal zu 4 geschafft habt, und dann Mamas Kuchen was gibt es besseres als solche erinnerungen. Alles liebe und Gute zu deinem 44 und Gott segne dich.

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  96. That quilting is really special. Thanks for showing it. I’m tryng to finish one that was started in the l930’s and was handed down, I’ve been asked to finish it. Probably won’t ever tackle another Grandmother’s garden unless it is ready to quilt. This one needs a few blocks added. Pieces were with it.

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