my new quilt

Snapshots of the lovely quilt 3 generations of Howell women quilted. My grandfather's mom did the squares decades ago. My mom showed them to me years ago; asking me to pick the pattern i liked. I chose this one. Years go by and I never thought of them again til Sunday. Mom had me open my Christmas present at the Howell family Christmas dinner. My grandfathers remaining sisters and my sencond cousin Brenda quilted it in about four hours one day a few weeks ago.

Brenda said that "education occurs around the quilt." She has aquired a wealth of knowledge around the quilting circle. I am kind of sad i've missed out on the opportunity. Especially sad since I know my aunt's Iva and Margie have been unwell lately. Iva just celebrated her 90th birthday!! She still lives alone and is very independent. I am pretty sure my mouth comes from both her and my grandma Patty.

Now to find a way to display this new heirloom without the kitties destroying it. I am thinking of hanging it on the wall like a tapestry.

What do you all think.