Teddy Bear Land

It's been quite the month. It feels like we have experienced all 4 seasons in just a couple of weeks! 60 degrees one and and an inch of snow the next, got to love Wisconsin weather. I have kind of lost steam on my Farmer's Wife 1930's quilt along. I managed to get a couple of blocks cut out but have not even got them close to my sewing machine.

So what have I been doing? I have definitely been sewing and quilting! Of course I found another quilt along that I just had to join, because I needed another 100 block quilt to work on. It is the Splendid Sampler and I just fell in love with the blocks. I'm hoping to get caught up on those and my Farmer's Wife blocks soon.

At the beginning of March we lost the patriarch of my husband's family, Grandpa Gene. He was loved by so many and filled our lives with so many memories. I wanted to find a way to honor his memory. I asked for a pair of his striped farmer bibs and some of his flannel shirts. Here is what I came up with.

They were made for some very special people to honor a very special man.

One of my favorite pictures of my boys and their Great Grandpa.

I have been working on a couple of other projects as well, but I will get to those another day. Today I'm just remembering all the memories and stories those striped farmer bibs held

~Amanda