Yesterday I went to the care center and showed quilts for National Nursing Home Week. Most of the quilts I took were quilts that made pictures versus a repeated quilt block.
They wanted to touch the bullseye quilt and one lady wanted to see the backing on each quilt. I asked the group if any had made a quilt and several had embroidered blocks for a quilt.
Today I practiced with Margaret – we have another funeral to play for on Friday morning.
I put in a small garden – just radishes, peas, beans and a few different types of pumpkins. They’ll have to survive on their own – I’m not weeding. As soon as the vines start spreading they’ll cover the ground and hopefully keep the weeds down.
I’m going to hang my patriotic quilts this week. Here’s a few patriotic patterns for you to choose from :
$5.00 each with a SASE
I’d love to make every single one again to use in my house.
What shall I work on tonight? Or should I go sit in the porch?
How very nice to visit, the care center, I am sure the folks loved seeing quilts that U made. I love to do Emboridery , specially on quilts I give as gifts..
I have bullseye blocks ready to put a quilt together ,perhaps this summer, spend lots of time indoors in Arizona🌵
Thanks for sharing the pictures at the nursing home. I’m sure they loved the visit! How kind of you to share your love of quilting. I used to be amazed when I’d learn that most women I’d meet wish they knew how to quilt. I did teach three different groups of women when I was more active at quilting. I had one daughter who took up sewing and quilting. You can image how happy I was to pass that on. I’ve met some quilters at the Fiber Art group that meets at our library. I always love to see what they are working on.
Oh Mary! I think it is so wonderful that you do activities at the nursing home. My mother was in one for over 5 years and she loved the activities that they had going on. The mind needs to be active! I went to a few with her when I could do so. I was still working full time, so it wasn’t very often I got to do it. I tried to eat one evening meal a week with her. I appreciate all that you do for the people there!
Love the cheerful bullseye quilt and the breast cancer quilt.
The dining room chairs at the nursing home look comfortable. What a nice facility with great entertainment.
Cooler in AZ than the Midwest today. We will take it as the heat is coming soon.
That was a nice gesture to share your quilts for your local nursing care facility. I’m sure staff is very happy to see you and Becky both knowing you are entertaining the residents for a bit to give them a well deserved break of rest.
Rita’s quilt for her daughter is gorgeous!!!!
Boy you’ve had some heat out in the Midwest. It’s so backwards that northern states are warmer than southern states.
What a lovely time – sharing quilts is always fun! I’ll bet the residents enjoyed the quilts AND your company very much.
Is regular 1 oz postage enough to cover mailing the patterns, Mary? Regular business envelope? I’m sorry I don’t know where to search to find this information, but I’ll try looking through some other posts where you offer patterns to us.
And, lastly, I’d vote for porch time as often as possible! Warm weather days are far too few. Enjoy them.
~ Suzanne in chilly Michigan
Mailing/postage Information found in April 10, 2025 blogpost!
I really like that you shared some quilts at the care center… I know from past experience that the residents enjoy those kind of visits.
Still raining here in central OH – we had a break for a few days and I was able to mow the yard at my usual height instead of positioning the mower as high as it would go, but now we’re in another weather pattern of rain every day. There was a some flash flooding in our area last night, and I’m fortunate it was not right where I live. Some of our farmers were able to plant over the weekend, but the rest will have to wait for the ground to dry out again. Ah, spring! I think I’ll take it as a sign that I should spend time in my sewing room!
Sorry to hear you have another funeral this week – but I’m sure you’re music will help comfort the family and friends.
How wonderful of you to share your quilts with the nursing home residents. Looks like they loved the quilt show. I’m sure they appreciated even more, your visit. We seem to forget how lonely the residents must be so, to see someone visit them and show interest in each one of them, is a true blessing. Thank you so much for making their day.
Finally sent out my card to Ina. Hopefully she got lots of mail.
How lovely of you to take some quilts for those folks to enjoy! That’s a terrific idea for any quilter. Those are great patriotic quilts!
Thats wonderful you share your quilting with us but also with the nursing home residents. What a wonderful day for them and you also. I’m with you on the garden. This year I’m going to the Farmers Market on Saturdays!!
So happy to see you share your quilts with all ages. I just love polka dots & they sure make that bullseye quilt shine. I cook soup for our Meals on Wheels clients on Thursdays. We cook in a church basement & if there is a funeral on the agenda we hear the organist practicing hymns. The music makes cooking & dish washing so much more enjoyable.
What a lovely idea! I wish I would have done that when my mom was in assisted living.
Hi Mary, lovely quilts,l bet the ladies enjoyed it! Have you tried bark mulch on your veggie patch? We use it in the garden and no weeds come up.Things are getting back to normal here after the flooding in lounge area,still going through haberdashery stuff, 60 years sewing, so have a big collection of zips, needles, elastic etc! My brother is visiting this weekend, he is off on 3 months trip to Europe and Iceland next month. Take care everyone, best wishes from Sandy
Sandy – I’ve noticed other people have visited Iceland recently – must be an interesting country. It would take many many bags of bark mulch!
Also, bark mulch tends to blow in the wind!
I would suggest grass clippings for mulch vs wood mulch. If I would have known about the stopover that Iceland Air has before I booked my flight when my cousins and I took to Sweden and Norway, I would have done so! It looks like an interesting place to visit. We had a stop-over in Rekyvik on our way from Minneapolis to Oslo.
what a lovely caring woman you are. thank you for the quilt show that was so much more than sharing quilts /love with those ladies and us.
Once again, you and your quilts were a hit, Mary. Every age seems to like quilts; they represent comfort and warmth. 😊
Rita, the breast cancer quilt you made for your daughter is lovely.
Thanks, Mary 🥰
Your quilts have been shown to young and old this past week and that bullseye quilt is highly popular with all ages. I love the various dots on the one you took to the nursing home.
I love all your pictures- and will be ordering a couple of the patriotic quilts.