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[Misplaced Parisian]

@Greeneyedlady21

Oh sweet soul you have my empathy.  I understand.  My beloved maman crossed over a few years ago and the pain of missing her is immense.  The blanket is beautiful and represents a lot of love for you!  As you snuggle under its warmth, remember how much you are loved.  Thank you for sharing your find with us.  I send you gentle thoughts of comfort.

[Catiele]

My Mom crochet all the time. She tried to teach me but I could only make one long line. It was funny. My Mom gave up. I have many that she and my Aunt made for me. Doilies and table runners. I treasure them. 

[Greeneyedlady21]

My Mom's wedding dress is in that same chest. When I say hope chest it's a big bureau sized hope chest with a lid not drawers. She had lots of old yarn in there and old linens that aren't any good. But some treasures at the bottom, including an old cameo pin still in the box. In perfect condition. I don't know the story behind it, I wish I did. It's not a woman's face, it's a scene. I found some baby clothes too, don't know who those belonged to. I have some of my old baby clothes.

My Mom's wedding dress is in very good condition. I'd like to get it preserved in one of those boxes. It's short sleeve with a full skirt. She loved to tell the story of how she spent $75 on it at a local dress shop. I'm sure back then that was a tidy sum. But when we would watch Say Yes To The Dress together she would be incredulous at the prices.

[Scooby Doo]

My mother died from cancer in 1980.  I inherited some treasures from her cedar chest, but I didn't really understand or appreciate them until many years later.  After I retired I took up quilting as a hobby.  I had never done it before.  One of the treasures in the chest was a quilt started by either my mother or grandmother.  Don't know which.  It was made many years before, but only the blocks.  Back in those days quilts were made out of flour sacks that had pretty designs on them.  I didn't know that.  Anyway, I put the blocks together with sashing and a border and finished it up.  I think Mom would be proud.  I also inherited a Sunbonnet Sue quilt that my mother made in probably the late 1920s.  There was also a crochet afghan that my grandmother made probably in the early 60s, and it looks like it was never used.

I love making quilts and I make a couple each month that I give to the Humanitarian Center for donation.  I have fun making cute crib or twin quilts.  Someday my kids will be surprised when they open my cedar chest and find lots of treasures that I haven't shown them.  Each has a special tag sewn into the binding.

[Coopsmommy]

@Greeneyedlady21

My heartfelt sympathy for you on the recent loss of your mother. How interesting with all the other things you've discovered. I'm sure you'll treasure them always!

@Scooby Doo @Catiele @Misplaced Parisian @Catiele @magicmoodz

What wonderful, touching stores ladies.....it's a gentle reminder of just how precious life is. It makes all the "drama" seem just so small in comparison doesn't it?

[Misplaced Parisian]

@Coopsmommy

You are spot on, life is precious.  Thank you for your kind post.

[Wiscfan3]

The afghan is beautiful. I am glad you are going to use it and I am sure you will feel comforted and close to your mom as you do. I lost my mom almost 2 years ago and I use many of her things and always think of her and feel her with me as I do. Today I used an old set of her measuring spoons and thought of how many times she must have used them. My thought are with you. It is tough losing our precious moms.

[Catiele]

Thanks to all of you. Many memories. The ones I am not using are in my hope chest. My brother has my Moms hope chest.

[Texasmouse]

My beloved mother passed away four and a half years ago and I still sorely miss her. Ten years ago, I moved far away from her but I would call her every day and she was happy that I did, saying that it helped her feel as though I wasn't so far away.

Before I moved, I was getting rid of a lot of things and one of them was a bag full of remnants of yarn that I had accumulated from many years of knitting for my kids, etc. Since my mom was still knitting at the time, I gave it to her.

Well, before I moved away, she presented me with an afghan that she crocheted using those remnants and I was so touched that I broke down in tears. Every time I look at it, I still get emotional. There's nothing in this world that would make me give up that treasure! 

[Coopsmommy]

@Texasmouse

Now, I'm tearing up....what a lovely, thoughful gesture from your Mother. I'm thankful to have my mother with me. We talk daily as well.

My sweet Daddy passed 5 years ago from cancer and I was his primary caregiver. It was a long, hard battle but I kept him at home like he wanted. I wouldn't change one minute. He was scared and I was grateful to be able to comfort him like he had done for me so many times both young and old.  

The circle of life.

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@Wiscfan3Unexpected, gentle reminders are the best!