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sewing memorial textiles

April 8, 2008 by Chloe Findlay-Harder  
Filed under Home & Living

My mother has been writing about her part in creating a group of textiles as a tribute to my grandmother, who passed away last May.  I thought I should let you know what I’ve been up to…

hand sewn velvet memorial runner for church

We’re making a series of runners for my grandmother’s church, using velvet and hand-woven bands on the edges.   I’m sewing the fabric part and assembling everything and Noreen is weaving the bands to finish the edges.

I think it took me close to ten tries to get a runner I was happy with!  The velvet puckered, or the lining didn’t hang right… any number of things just weren’t working.  I simply wasn’t willing to put my name on a project that wasn’t right – it’s not professional.

I finally gave in and hand-sewed the entire runner – one down, several more to go!

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16 Responses to “sewing memorial textiles”
  1. Karen says:

    Want help?

  2. Oh, Chloe! You are doing such a gorgeous job on these! The whole family really appreciates all your hard work.
    I know that Nanna is smiling down on us and is so pleased with them.
    It’s a joy to work together on this project.
    Many many many hours are going into this…..
    thank you!
    hugs and love
    mum

  3. Chloe says:

    Thanks Karen – I appreciate the offer! I think I’m going to be okay on this one though :-)

  4. Aleksa says:

    Chloe, I love that you are doing this, and doing it with such care. What a blessing for the church and for the family. Thank you!

  5. Eileen says:

    What a beautiful tribute to your “Nanna”.

  6. Terri says:

    That’s looking really beautiful Chloe! Congratulations to you both – what a wonderful tribute and memorial.

    Well done!
    Terri

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