Honoring Your Loved Ones at the Holidays
I have always been the family historian and my house is filled with old and new family photos all year long, but when my dad passed away a few months before Christmas in 2016, I wanted to find new ways of honoring and celebrating his memory, which lead me to create several special gifts and ornaments that I wanted to share here in case you are looking for ideas and inspiration. My first project was the quilt and pillows we are all holding in the photo above. The idea came to me as I cleaned out my dad's closets and was deciding what to hang onto as a keepsake. Surrounded by piles of his favorite T-shirts, flannels and corduroys, all worn soft with wear, I realized there were enough to make a quilt for my brother, as well as pillows for myself and the rest of the family. The following year I was asked to make the pretty pillows shown below for my sister-in-law's family. They were made out of her mother's favorite cozy robes. I have made quilts and pillows in...