The theme for the week before Christmas, is "Nice"! Like last week, "Naughty", this one is also a bit challenging. How do I choose just one person who is Nice to write about?
So, I decided to write about my mother, Dorothy Nell Clark Springer.
She was, of course, a very nice person in my eyes. Through my childhood, she cooked and cleaned, made clothes for herself, my dad and all of the children. She taught us how to do those things, too. I remember one time when I was not doing a very good job taking care of my clothes, she had me take my clothes, an old wash tub and wash board, some lye soap she had made, out in the back yard.
Then I had to fill the tub with water and scrub my clothes on the scrub board. I could have resented my mother for this, but instead, "at least now as I look back on it", she taught me a very valuable lesson about caring for my own clothes.
One of the nicest things she did for me was make me a special quilt and curtain for my dorm room at Texas Wesleyan College (now University). I moved into the dorm in the fall of 1972. The US Bicentennial was coming up in 1976, so there was a lot of emphasis on the use of fabrics and decor items related to the Revolutionary War!
The top of the quilt that she pieced was cut from old material that she had left over from making clothes for us. There are pieces from pajamas, shirts for me, my brothers and dad, dresses for my sister and herself, and much more. She also made a matching curtain made from the "1776" fabric! This quilt has been used very well for nearly 50 years now and is not in the best shape. But, it is still warm and a great comfort when it is cold. It is also a great reminder of all the things my mom did for us, her family.
And then, in 1989, she made another quilt that she gave Vera and me. It was a "Tulip" quilt. The original blocks for this quilt were cut and hand-stitched together in the early 1930's by my grandmother, Agnes (Spurlock) Clark. They were put aside and saved for over 50 years by my mother. She added more hand-stitched blocks, then sewed them together to make the top of the Tulip Quilt. She added a back and soft insides and hand-quilted the whole thing. She added a piece to the back showing which blocks were made by her mother. The photo also shows the tiny quilting stitches she lovingly made on all her quilts.
The first quilt is nearly 50 years old and certain blocks in the "Tulip Quilt" are nearly 100 years old. They live in the cedar chest now, but come out periodically to be used to keep us warm and help us remember and be thankful for all of the "Nice" people in our lives!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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So, I decided to write about my mother, Dorothy Nell Clark Springer.
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One of the nicest things she did for me was make me a special quilt and curtain for my dorm room at Texas Wesleyan College (now University). I moved into the dorm in the fall of 1972. The US Bicentennial was coming up in 1976, so there was a lot of emphasis on the use of fabrics and decor items related to the Revolutionary War!
And then, in 1989, she made another quilt that she gave Vera and me. It was a "Tulip" quilt. The original blocks for this quilt were cut and hand-stitched together in the early 1930's by my grandmother, Agnes (Spurlock) Clark. They were put aside and saved for over 50 years by my mother. She added more hand-stitched blocks, then sewed them together to make the top of the Tulip Quilt. She added a back and soft insides and hand-quilted the whole thing. She added a piece to the back showing which blocks were made by her mother. The photo also shows the tiny quilting stitches she lovingly made on all her quilts.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Til Next Time
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I remember how nice your mom was. It brought back warm memories of my childhood to see her looking just like I remembered her!
ReplyDeleteThanks, JoAnn! WE did have some great times, didn't we!
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