Memory Quilts

Dear old friends of ours, Bob and Debbie Borgstede, from St. Louis lost their son this last May from a gall stone in his pancreas. He was just 27 years old, married with a 2 year old son. He was a jazz guitarist and composer who won an ASCAP award this past year for outstanding young composer. Michelle pieced these quilts from his shirts for his family. His wife is an artist and designed the guitar design for the front of the memorial program. We had this embroidered on each quilt. I quilted these using a guitar and music note pantograph that we purchased at MQS. We made 6 quilts in all. Here are photos of 3 of them as well as a closeup of the embroidery and back. We are looking forward to a visit from them this upcoming weekend so they can pick up the quilts. We both felt honored to be a part of this memorial to him and thought we would share them with you.

Tim

Linda's Mariners Compass

Thanks Linda for sending in your Mariners compass photos. As usual, wonderful inspiring work! Please add a comment, Linda, to tell us more about it.

Camp EWALU Charity quilt

This is a charity quilt for the Camp EWALU quilt auction in Strawberry point on September 15th. The owner of the Moose Patch Quilt Shop in Waverly Iowa contacted me about doing this one. Her only request were to do feathers in the rectangles. It did it all freehand....that's what I like best!

Tim

Ann's Quilts from the County Fair

Ann's Grand Champion Eagle Wall Hanging!

Shelly's Quilt

Ann sent these photos of another one of Shelly's creations. Check out the details...Kittens, bird's nests, spider webs! What fun! Thanks for the inspiration Shelly.

Linda's Pinwheel

You do such beautiful work! Thanks for sharing!

Linda's 4 patch

Thanks for sharing these photos Linda. Keep 'em comin'!