To Dear Mother Crazy Quilt Block in Celebration of Eilene Mae White Luffy

 If you're still lucky to have your mother in your life, as I am, have a wonderful time celebrating her day!

The young girl on this block is my mother, Eilene Mae White Luffy. 

She'll celebrate her 94th birthday this September.

You can download this free crazy quilt block at Vintage Vogue!

To Dear Mother Crazy Quilt Block from Vintage Vogue

Download the pattern for the FREE To Dear Mother Crazy Quilt Block

designed by Janet Stauffacher.

My Mother will be 91 years old in a few months.

I'm very fortunate to still have her in my life.

Happy Mother's Day, Mom! 

To Dear Mother Crazy Quilt Block from Vintage Vogue

My dear Mother will be 90 years old in September. I'm very, very fortunate to still have her in my life. This crazy quilt block with a picture of my Mother was originally shared in 2016.

Here's a crazy quilt block featuring one of my favorite postcards from my personal collection. It's FF102 from my Vintage Postcard CD.

Download the PDF file. Print the block directly onto computer printer fabric with your inkjet printer, then use it as the foundation for your crazy quilt block with the center image already in place. When printing this block, use the "Actual Size" in your printer's settings for an 8" block.

To use this foundation pattern, align the edge of the wrong side of your fabric with the dotted line and sew on the straight line. Flip the fabric over and press toward the dotted line.

Stitch two pieces of fabric together (2-1, 2-2 and 3-1, 3-2). Treat as one piece of fabric for 2 and 3. Stitch three pieces of fabric together (1-1, 1-2 then add 1-3 and 4-1, 4-2 then add 4-3). Treat as one piece of fabric for 1 and 4. Applique an image of your mother (2 1/2" x 3") for 5. Embroider "Mother" and add the Mother finding, too.

Piece the block, then embellish it with threads, trims, ribbons and beads.

When you have time to browse, please visit Vintage Vogue.

Hug your mother if you still can!

To Dear Mother

May 13, 2018--Two years later and my sentiments are the same. My mother will be 90 years old in September. I'm so very fortunate to still have her and my father, too, in my life.

Here's one of my favorite postcards from my personal collection to use in your crazy quilting or needlework projects.

This is one of my very favorite pictures of my mother as a young girl. Eilene Mae White Luffy will be 88 years old in September. I know that I'm very fortunate to still have her in my life.