M - A quilt held together by a mother's love

A quilt held together by a mother's love

Saturday, 28. July 2007, 16:09:07

california, mothers, daughters, orange county

Garden Grove resident Duyen Nguyen's entry in the Orange County Fair's memorabilia section is a quilt with special resonance. It was made by her seamstress mother, who couldn't afford jewelry or cash for a wedding dowry. Her mother used scraps to make the quilt, which consists of more than 4,000 hand-sewn petals.

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image: JEFF OVERLEY, THE REGISTER

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Comments

clean # 31. July 2007, 02:16

I'm constantly astonished by the sheer artistic craftsmanship that goes into quilts! some of them are so intricate! My mother has also used scraps of material to make quilts, but also rugs, too (lovely splashes of colour, etc)!

mommyluvsliz # 31. July 2007, 16:59

When I was young my mother
was in quilter's circle and the fruits of their labor was amazing .

clean # 1. August 2007, 02:32

I know what you mean ... my Mum was is a group of Spinners and Weavers ... ! Suffice to say, bags of wool, spinning wheels and looms all over the house ...