Intricate Stitches that are Nanny’s (WPC)

My mother’s hand quilting immediately came to mind for the Weekly Photo Challenge of… INTRICATE.

Often she would hand-stitch a section, look at it, then pull it all out as it wasn’t “up to standard“. Mum would then re-sew the offending section.

And as if this hand-stitching wasn’t enough, for this particular piece, she hand-dyed a lot of the fabrics. Nanny was good… real good!

Tags: hand-crafted, hand-dying, hand-made, hand-sewing, hand-sewn, Intricate, labor of love, my mother's hands, photography, quilting, Weekly Photo Challenge, WPC

16 thoughts on “Intricate Stitches that are Nanny’s (WPC)”

cindy knoke on May 31, 2015 at 9:12 pm said:

This is stiched? That is amazing!

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- Joanne on June 1, 2015 at 7:36 am said:
  
  Thank you – what my mother could do with a simply needle was simply incredible! 🙂
  
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Karen B on May 7, 2015 at 12:41 pm said:

What beautiful work and special memories. How lovely that you have this fabulous quilt which contains so much love and soul with every stitch. It is so full of life, joy and fun!

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- Joanne on May 7, 2015 at 5:07 pm said:
  
  When we were first to move to Canada back in 2008, our life was packed and sent in September. December we were to leave but were advised the project was deferred. It took until April to see our belongings again yet that entire time until it was returned my mother was SO concerned about was this quilt, nothing else, just her quilt. Too funny! 😉
  
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wanderingcows on May 6, 2015 at 2:58 pm said:

Wow! You have to have an enormous amount of patience to make something like that !

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- Joanne on May 6, 2015 at 3:12 pm said:
  
  Wow is the word, thank you! Mum, couldn’t or wouldn’t sit in front of television and just watch, she always had to be doing something, lol! 🙂
  
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Tiny on May 6, 2015 at 12:55 pm said:

Yes, She was real good! Wow!

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- Joanne on May 6, 2015 at 1:14 pm said:
  
  Isn’t it magnificent?!
  
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  - Tiny on May 6, 2015 at 1:33 pm said:
    
    It is!
    
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  - Joanne on May 6, 2015 at 1:46 pm said:
    
    Thank you! Sorry, I should have said that before but my manners obviously fell into my coffee! 🙂
    
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seeker on May 5, 2015 at 9:23 pm said:

Is she ever good and artistic!

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- Joanne on May 6, 2015 at 7:00 am said:
  
  Thank you, mum is. The things she’s created over the years have been truly amazing!
  
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tinywhitecottage on May 5, 2015 at 8:09 pm said:

That’s a quilt? It is incredible! I have a friend (who has an amazing blog) who does a lot of hand dyeing and stitching. I am so intrigued by this beautiful work. I love it.

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- Joanne on May 5, 2015 at 8:13 pm said:
  
  Yes, it’s a quilt but we’ll NEVER lie on it, lol! Mum included a hanging loop on the back for me so that it can be displayed so she’d always be “part of the family”. 🙂
  
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sustainabilitea on May 5, 2015 at 2:27 pm said:

That’s so cute! Mum does good work!

janet

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- Joanne on May 5, 2015 at 6:48 pm said:
  
  Oh Janet you have NO idea the work she has done over the years, her smocking was amazing and I don’t even LIKE smocking, lol! And thank you 🙂
  
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