I thought it might be fun to share with you all some of the "special gifts" that my sweet Great Aunt Edith sent me at Christmastime. And yes... I am missing her terribly!!!
I honestly keep waiting for the phone to ring or think that I will give her a call to find out what is going on in her day and with her blue kitty... Lucky!
Some of you may remember last year's... "Something I Will Always Treasure"... where I shared with you the wonderful gifts that Aunt Edith had sent me for an "Old Fashion Christmas." I will always think of them as "Gifts from the Heart"... as are these that I am about to share.
This granny square afghan belonged to my
Aunt Edith's mom... my great-grandmother.
It is made of all wool yarn and...
it was made before 1930.
As you can see on the top right hand square...
it does have a few places that have come undone.
Any suggestions on what I should do?
This darling 3 dimensional afghan was made
years ago by Aunt Edith.
years ago by Aunt Edith.
She wanted to make sure
that I had an afghan that she had made.
I dearly love it and the colors are so her!
I adore how the edges of the flower are
crocheted to sit upon top of the block.
All of these things were part of my
"Old Fashion Christmas" for this year...
from Aunt Edith.
The little locket bracelet was her mom's
when she was a young girl.
The seashell broach was one that Aunt Edith wore
years ago... but my favorite of all...
was this gorgeous ivory lapel pin with my great-
grandmother's name... Fannie... engraved on it.
The white dish clothes underneath of the little
"Learn How Book"
were made for me by Aunt Edith just before Christmas.
What a surpise because she could barley see
due to her glaucoma.
Lots of darling things in this little book!
I loved this cute embroidered Bridge Cloth.
This is a special pull out section on embroidery stitches...
from a 1961 Woman's Day that she had saved.
It's been fun sharing a little bit of Aunt Edith with you.
She will forever be in my life and in my memory!
12 comments:
You're so lucky to have known such a person - what a treasure.
Wow, those afghans were gorgeous! And imagine one of them is 80 years old - doesnt look like that! About the places were it has come undone, you just stitch it by hand, preferably with wool yarn, but make sure you get all the loose stitches :o)
You certainly have some wonderful memories from your aunt...just lovely items....She truly loved you and that right there is more precious than anything.
What a sweet journey thru your memories....I bought tt little "How to " book ( when it was new, And still use it to refresh my memory on how to do some stitches.
Rae Ann, those are lovely memories you have collected.I had one of those green HOW TO books when I was little :) I wonder where it went??
Aunt Edith was right up there with crochet projects that are still popular today.
And she is beautiful, just like you! I was happy to see this post because I've been wanting to call you to see how you are doing.
You were lucky to have an Aunt Edith. I love all the things she made and the treasures...what memories...
Mary
Thankyou for sharing your memories. What special treasures to have.
Oh gosh how special. She was a beautiful woman. If I was going to fix it I would look closely and find the spots that might unravel further. I would try to match the color of the yarn by either using yarn or thread and sew it closed like you would do for any hole in a garment. I do not crochet so I would do that. You just do not want it to unravel any more.
What a wonderful legacy you have in your Aunt's giving heart! Her brown flower crochet is beautiful. I've mended sweaters with needle and thread, just catching the loop stitches up. It is worth the mend!
Glad to see you blogging again.:-}pokey
Oh RaeAnn...she is so darling and those crocheted quilts are even cuter in person...thanks for sharing them today. I love her cute little picture! She is a doll and looks just like she did in that photo in heaven. Hugs
I also have that little "Learn How Book" and have found it to be quite useful. Eventually, I will pass it on to my granddaughter. It's so lovely to have memories of ones family members.
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