Granda Betty's quilt

gma's quilt, a photo by Sansarya Caligari on Flickr.

I started this quilt in June, made the whole quilt top in one day and basted the layers to quilt it and then didn't work on it much all summer. I chose that particular shade of blue in the border because that color always makes me think of my grandma.

Grandma Betty died on Wednesday and I still had the four corners and the borders to quilt. I worked on it Weds. night, all day Thursday and half of Friday. Finished it about 3:45 PM Friday, right after they brought her to the hall for her wake. We hung it so people could see it rather than drape it on her coffin.

The words "Compassion" "Love" "Generosity" "Hard Work" "Service" "Faith" and "Family" are quilted into the borders. Those are virtues I believe my grandma embodied. We buried the quilt with her yesterday.

Betty I. Red Owl

October 2, 1929-August 31, 2011