As I’ve mentioned previously, Mrs Cranky gives away most of the quilts she makes. She hasn’t had the habit of photographing the quilts prior to gifting them (a practice which will change thanks to the advice of a fellow lizard), so I don’t have photos of most of her quilts. I’ve been searching for photos of one quilt which has special meaning for me; it’s one of Mrs Cranky’s memory quilts (she makes a lot of memory quilts, in fact just finished four as gifts).

My dad passed away unexpectedly about 10 years ago. We were visiting my mom about 6 months after and she still wasn’t willing to start getting rid of any of my dad’s stuff. My dad wore ties most of the time, but was color blind so my mom always selected his ties. Mrs Cranky finally convinced my mom to let us take all my dad’s ties, promising that they would be returned.

She used the ties to make a memory quilt. Everyone who knew my dad remembers seeing him wear many of the ties, and of course my mom remembers them all. My mom has stated that the quilt is now her most prized possession. Finally got some photos from my brother, who took lots of pictures that Christmas, when the ties were returned as promised. I wish the pictures showed the quilting better; it’s amazing. The quilt also prompted my mom to start donating a lot of my dad’s things.

One other interesting thing about this quilt is that Mrs Cranky used some words she normally doesn’t use during the process of making a quilt. ;) Apparently, sewing all the different fabric types together was not an easy task. But I think the result speaks for itself. So I present one of my favorite Mrs Cranky quilts, the memory quilt made for my mom.

Mom’s first look at memory quilt made of my dad’s ties