Grandma's Kitchen Quilt Along: #1: Grandma's Table

When my Gramma Ann passed away in 2014, I was given a box with some her clothes. I knew I would make a memory quilt someday but didn't know when someday would come.

I've been thinking a lot about Gramma lately because we are  few weeks away from our trip to Europe. We will spend most of the time catching up with Niels' family, but since my mom and aunt are joining us, we are going to spend five days in Gramma's beloved Ireland. When I started seeing posts about Pat Sloan's new quilt-along, Grandma's Kitchen, show up on my FaceBook feed, I felt that zing of inspiration I was waiting for.

The first block is called "The Kitchen Table." Pat has been encouraging quilters to share stories about their grandmas as we make this quilt together. It's been fun hearing the stories, and seeing how blocks are inspired by those stories. It's also interesting to see how some people veer off depending on how their creativity leads them.

When I think of Gramma's table, I think of her kitchen. As a child, I thought it was so modern and cool because the cabinets opened by touch instead of knobs or pulls. I'm sure I spend many hours on the floor of her kitchen amusing myself by opening and closing and opening and closing those cabinets. When I was going through her photos a few years ago, I came across this picture of her in her kitchen. I imagine her making her famous lemon bars there.

Gramma's lemon bars inspired this block. I finally had a good excuse to use the citrus fabric in my stash. The yellow print reminds me of lemon slices and the white of powdered sugar. And her table!

Because this a mystery quilt, I don't have any idea what the final design will look like. I'm using the white tonal as a consistent background, but beyond that, my blocks will maybe fit with the cooking/kitchen theme, or maybe they'll feature something else she loved. 

Stay tuned!

Other blocks:
#2: Sticky Buns
#3: Key Holder
#4: Half a Modern
#5: Glasses & Cups

#6: Wash Day

#7: Oh My Stars
#8: Grandma's Apron
#9: Kitchen Window
#10 Recipe Box
#11: Peppermint Swirls
#12: Kitchen Door
#13: Sunday Dinner
#14: Salt & Pepper Shakers
#15: Games Shows & Soaps
#16: Small Change
#17: Pantry Goods
#18: The Fridge
#19: Mending Basket
#20: Lovely Dishes

#21: Telephone Time

#22: Pick a Posey

#23: That One Thing

#24: Grandma's Purse

#25: Famous Cookies

Linked to:
Finished or Not Friday @ Busy Hands Quilts
Let's Bee Social #185 @ Sew Fresh Quilts 
Linky Tuesday @ Freemotion By the River
MCM @ Cooking up Quilts
Midweek Makers #80 @ Quilt Fabrication
Moving It Forward @ Em's Scrapbag
Monday Making @ Love Laugh Quilt
Needle & Thread Thursday @ My Quilt Infatuation
Off the Wall Ffriday @ Nina Marie
Oh, Scrap! @ Quilting is More Fun Than Housework
Show Off Saturday @ Sew Can She
Whoop Whoop Friday @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict
WIPS on Wednesdays @ Esther's Quilt Blog