Quilting Down Memory Lane

"Creations by SweetMummy" has grown and evolved into a whole business which I call "Quilting Down Memory Lane". 

Specializing in custom memorial quilts, the 'new' creative endeavor has been going strong for several years now, but I'm just now working to strengthen its online presence.

If you're interested in seeing a larger portfolio of things that I have done, you can check out my website at https://quiltingdownmemorylane.com and visit my Quilting Down Memory Lane Facebook page, too.

Ready-made and made-to-order items, as well as patterns, are also available on my Etsy shop - Quilting Down Memory Lane.

I love capturing the memories of loved ones passed, trips traveled, baby days, and more, in special custom quilts. 

Every quilt is a little trip down memory lane. Which memories do you want to visit today?

1st Sampler - In Honor of GG

Today would have been my GG's 97th birthday.  In honor of that, I thought I would post about the quilt I made her over 10 years ago.

 GG's Chicken Quilt

This quilt was a blast to put together. It was my first attempt at a WHOLE quilt, and I made it as part of a course. I knew I wanted to make a quilt for my Great-Grandma, since she is the one who introduced me to quilting. And when I found these fabrics I couldn't pass it up! My Great-Grandma (GG) has collected chicken things as long as I can remember. Chicken paintings, trinkets, knick-knacks, salt & pepper shakers, magnets, etc. So the chicken fabric practically jumped off the shelf at me.



GREAT chicken fabric!!

I think the fabric line (set) was called the Tuscan collection.


This is called a Sampler Quilt, lap size (almost as big as a twin blanket). It's a 'sample' of different types of blocks and each one is different. Every block has a name. Each finished block is a 12-inch square. I'll highlight each block.

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Purple Pizzaz

A few summers ago I made a quilt for my sister.  Actually, the project began nearly 2 BEFORE that, and a good friend of mine helped.

We were taking a quilting class together, just for fun.  It was a once a month class and every month we learned a new technique and pieced 1 block.  The fabric and the patterns were provided for us (i.e., we didn't get to pick our own fabric).  I got the set called "Coral" and hers was "Purple".  My friend didn't like her fabric option at all, the longer she worked with it, and she was just going to give the blocks to the local quilter's group.  I asked her if I could have them (she only had 10 of the 12 blocks as she hadn't finished the last 2), and she said I could!  I was so excited because I knew just who I was going to give it to.  My sister LOVES purple!  So I had to finish the squares and complete the quilt top with the sashing, then sandwich and quilt the whole thing.

The Completed Quilt - "Purple Pizzaz"

This is a sampler quilt, which means that each square is different. 

Top row: Stripped Pinwheels, Folded Flowers, Paper Pieced Flowers

2nd row:  Flower Basket, Dove in the Middle, Celtic Square

3rd row:  Mock Trapunto, Stack-n-Whack, 2" Square Watercolor

Bottom row:  Mock Chenille, Log Cabin, Applique Flowers

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Winter Wreath tutorial

I took down my evergreen Christmas wreath when we put away all of our Christmas decorations, and my door looked very lonely. I wasn't feeling ready to put up my Valentine's welcome hearts yet, so I wanted to make a new wreath, more winter, less Christmas.

This is what I came up with.

Not quite what I had planned originally, but it's pretty anyway. I had planned for 2 doves, and a big ribbon bow, with more little bally things (white ones with the red and gold). I think the wreath was too small for my plans because once I got the dove and flowers on I was thinking that was ENOUGH.

That's OK.  I think this works, and I have supplies enough to make a couple more.

Here's a quick tutorial on how I did it.

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