Many of you knew Elizabeth’s mother through our blog and
Facebook page.
She was a lifelong
seamstress, embroiderer, and quilter.
But beyond that she was very supportive of the creative endeavors of
others, especially her daughters and their creative friends.
As a Girl Scout leader, her troop went
camping and did all the outdoor activities that girl scouts do but she also
focused on the handicraft and sewing badges, teaching scores of young people
how to sew as well as many other crafting skills.
She taught The Bishop Method of Clothing
Construction through an adult education program and must have used miles of
sewing thread in her long life.
Here she
is in the summer of 2015 teaching Elizabeth’s friend, Joni, how to use a rotary
cutter.
Barbara died a year ago today and it just happens that this
week is also Elizabeth’s spring break from her job as a public school
teacher.
So, she joined her sister at
Barbara’s house in Mississippi to continue the task of clearing out the
physical objects left in the house.
Barbara never had to move from her home of the last 40 years as some do
and they tend to downsize as they step down from one home to the next
home.
That means the house is full of
stuff!!
Not only that, but she also has
a summer home on Lake Winnipesaukee which many of you are more familiar with
since that is where we go for our “quilt camps”. In one day of tackling clearing out the sewing room
yesterday, Elizabeth bagged up over 30 unfinished projects and you can hardly
tell she worked in there!
Elizabeth also loves to sew but finishing projects was more common for
Barbara than it is for Elizabeth so there is no way she will ever get to these.
Naturally, there is also loads of scraps and
yardage, threads, embellishments and craft books!
My, quilters do also like books!
Now, the question is, “what to do with them”? Well, here's an opportunity!
What do you think will happen to your crafting and sewing
supplies once you are gone? Leave a
comment here on the blog and/or on the Facebook page and we will select a random
winner who will receive a package containing yardage, a book, some embellishments
and thread-nothing old and all quite usable!
Who knows what might be in it, think of it as a grab bag surprise!
