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Originally Posted by pepe mint  V- I can relate..sorta. When my granny passed (she was more like my mom to me...we were incredibly close...and she is the first person I had ever lost that I was close to)...My aunt, who she was staying with when she passed, sent me all of her things, including the pj's she was wearing when she passed away. I also had a closet full of her clothes from when she came to visit me before she got really sick. I still have them all. I have decided that I am going to have quilts made out of what I can, and will donate the rest. I thought it would be nice to make a few quilts..one for me, one for my mom, one for my sister. I haven't even begun this process and it has been 5 years. I will one day tho. maybe if there are some things that you really don't want to let go of, you can do something like this... |
Wow..what a great idea! When my Nana died, I wasnt able to be there to go through her things. It was the day after she died when all of my relatives were there...I felt like they were raiding her closets in a free for all. The only things that I ended up getting from her is her hair brush (I used to brush her hair insisting that I'd grow up to be a "hair cutter"). Even now it still has a few strands of her hair...this brush is priceless to me. I also got her "Christmas Dress". This dress is the ugliest item of clothing that has ever been made. It is hideous. Uglier than ugly. But I love it because it reminds me of her in happy times. I have always thought about just getting rid of it because I obviously will never wear it and it just sits there. Maybe I'll make a couple of quilts out of it. Thanks for the idea!