Fine Heirloom Sewing, Smocking and Hand Embroidery

"Baby will be well and smiling in little garments made by Mother, Auntie, Grannie and loving friends!"

Please join me as I teach the old fashioned techniques and skills needed to sew baby clothes. You will find lessons that start at the very beginning and take you step by step as we sew little baby clothes together. May you find much joy and pleasure in making them.
It's easy and it's fun!!

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Friday, January 13

A Woman of Inspiration.

You can imagine how I love this.

Lovely blues, my favorite color.  And Roses.

Elfrieda Baumeister.

Or Grandma as she was better known to us.

I received a box in the mail from Lisa, my sister in law.
The box was full of Grandma items.  I was overwhelmed when I opened it.


And I think I actually swooned (yes, we do swoon down here in the South) when I saw this!

Grandma Baumeister was an amazingly creative woman.  She was born and raised in Germany and fled to Alaska before the war.  And she filled her life with beautiful things that she made.

She was a woman I admired. 


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10 comments:

Goosegirl said...

Oh Jeannie, how lovely!! She sounds like an amazing woman. And what a wonderful gift!

Miss Holly said...

Oh my Gosh...what a gift...I find when I hold something that someone dear to me has held...I think ..your DNA is on this...you are here! Your beautiful beautiful grandmother.. I think I am swooning! Bless her....

Kellie said...

Just beautiful... memories are beautiful too!

:: hayati :: said...

i also love my grandma...she was passed away last december...

Jeannie B. said...

It is very hard when our Grandparents leave us but the memories are beautiful..you are right Kellie.

Unknown said...

What a wonderful gift for you. Very pretty!

Jan said...

I don't blame you at all for swooning. That's a lovely picture of Gramma and she did indeed have lovely things. I'm happy you received them.

Leeann said...

What a wonderful surprise! You have a sweet sister-in-law who knew you would enjoy receiving such treasures!

Jeannie B. said...

I am very lucky to have a sweet sister in law!!

Unknown said...

What a wonderful gift to remember someone so special! I treasure the things I have that belonged to my Grandma and Great Grandma. My Great Grandma was a cook though and had no interest in fiber arts. LOL. She did leave me wonderful cast iron though.

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