Hello, dear friends. Welcome! Grab yourself a cup of coffee and let me tell you about my latest thrifty find.
Last week hubby and I got to go on a little camping trip. During the days, we spent our time thrift store shopping, and boy did I find some thrifty treasures. But the one that I wanted to share with you is this sweet quilt.
When I go thrifting, I always make a bee line straight to the linens in hopes of finding a quilt , pieces of embroidery, crocheted items or aprons. Of course the linens are always in the back . As I made my way through the store , I checked out the prices and yikes😜 they were a little pricey . Hubby soon turned around and went back to the truck - to high for him too. ( We like anything between the quarter to $5.00 range- lol Now you know I am a cheapskate.😃) Well anywhoo, I was rounding the aisle, when, I saw it! A little purple quilt . I sprinted over just knowing it was going to be pricey too ( This store was asking like $200.00 for thrifted items- that is antique store prices - not thrift store prices). I could not believe my eyes ! $4.98 . "You are mine!" I silently screamed in glee!
After scanning the racks for my treasures which I found none, I paid and skipped out of the store exhilarated by my find. I got in the truck and looked over this beauty that I had purchased. It had teeny hand stitching.
So beautiful! I turned it over and saw that it was signed - " Emma Jean 2001". The name of the quilt is "Nine Patch" Oh how exciting, but then I felt a bit sad. How did Miss Emma's quilt find its way to the thrift store?
I looked on the internet immediately and found Miss Emma Jean. She had passed away just 2 weeks ago and already her hand made quilt had made its way to the thrift store. I read her obituary in interest and with an aching heart .
I learned that Miss Emma Jean was born in 1928 in Alabama and worked for many years in the banking industry. She had a love for gardening, quilting, and baking. She particularly had a fondness for sour dough bread. Just looking at the colors in this quilt I could tell her love for flowers and gardening. She completed this quilt when she was 73- just 20 years ago.
Learning all of this made this quilt mean even more to me. Miss Emma and I enjoyed a lot of the same things and though I didn't personally know her, I felt a connection to Miss Emma. This little quilt has found its forever home with me.
I already have it displayed in the foyer hanging from a pip berry wreath on the door.
I plan to make a tag and add Miss Emma Jean's history onto the quilt as well how I obtained it. So in memory of Miss Emma, I wanted to share a couple of flowers from my garden that reminded me of her quilt.
My favorite flowers to grow are zinnias. I can imagine Miss Emma Jean puttering around the garden as I do. I am sure her garden looked a lot better than mine does now. Lol.
Thank you so much for the sweet visit and allowing me to share this little story with you. Have a very blessed day and as always...
Happy quilting and Stitching, ya'll
Melisa
We do not remember days; we remember memories.
Hugs and Stitches!
