Tag: why we quilt

  • A Beautiful Life Remembered

    My grandmother, Daisy Holmes, would have been 103 years old today. She was a wonderful woman who crafted beautiful garments, made meals fit for royalty and who loved her family fiercely. A few years ago I wrote a blog post about her and why we quilt and I thought it was fitting to include the […]

  • Why We Quilt

    Why Do We Quilt? Today I’m thinking about my grandmother, Daisy Holmes, who was an avid seamstress, quilter, crochet enthusiast, and cook.  On any given day, you could enter her home and be greeted with homemade bread, pies, cakes, and always a cup of tea.   She spent hours cleaning the inside of her home, sprucing […]