Here is a sneak peek at the first product we will be offering. These note cards are a fun twist on a Nancy Page quilt pattern from 1928 called Grandmother's Garden. Each card has a different flower on the front and tucked inside is a matching quilted log cabin square coaster. These make perfect gifts to send in lieu of flowers to a friend or family member in the hospital, especially the ICU since flowers aren't allowed there. The inside of the note card is blank which allows for a wide variety of gifting options. They're especially great gifts for the quilting or gardening enthusiast in your family!
Here it is, the very beginning....
What is Cotton and Yarn? ... well, we are a mother-daughter trio who love to quilt, sew and knit.
My sister and I inherited our Mom's talent and love of handmade and useful art, some of our earliest memories are of afternoons spent in her sewing room. The three of us have been enjoying our hobbies for years and love to create items for our family and friends. Everything we craft is made from top quality organic material. We believe that using natural fibers in our quilts and knitting projects preserves the history of the art as well as keeps the quality top-notch. Currently we are working on putting some items up for sale on Etsy.com which is an amazing outlet for all things handmade! Our desire in developing our crafts into a business is not only to share our lovingly created items with other people but to further the love of our Lord and Savior. As Christian women we desire to spread Christ's love through all generations. Twenty-five percent of all proceeds will be donated to charity. Our choice for this project is Compassion International's Bite Back campaign, we will be using our donations to buy mosquito nets for $10 each. Each net goes to protect a child's bed from Malaria carrying mossquitoes. You can learn more at https://www.compassion.com/contribution/giving/bite-back.htm
We also participate in Project Linus, making quilts for hospitalized children
http://www.projectlinus.org/
A little more about us...
Mom is an Organist with a music-ed degree and has always shared her artistic and musical talents with the rest of the family. Mom started sewing in highschool and after making clothing and other odds and ends discovered quilting. Mom's creative technique and use of bold color choices give her pieces a whole lot of character. Just like her each quilt is beautiful with an underlying hint of spunk.
I, the oldest of the two daughters, was always too impatient for quilting and took on smaller projects making skirts and purses and eventually discovering knitting. I have been knitting for 7 years now, starting in late high school knitting hats, developing my skills thoughout college at Virginia Tech where I obtained a degree in Human Nutrition Foods and Exercise. Since college I have gotten married and discovered the joy of knitting for babies and children and mostly make baby sweaters, booties, hats and have recently started making dolls. I, like my Mom and Sister, realize the importance of high quality material and mainly use 100% cotton yarn due to its durability and washability.
My younger sister has a patient and detail oriented artistic eye. One of her first projects was a beautiful hand appliqued Hawaiian Quilt. She inherited Mom's love of quilting and Dad's patient, mathematical reasoning skills (he's a Civil Engineer). She can complete projects faster than any of us and works hard over all her breaks from college. She is also a Hokie and is hard at work obtaining degrees in Geography and Horticulture while minoring in Spanish. Her personality shows brightly and beautifully in each quilt she makes. She uses geometric and difficult patterns often preferring to work in solid colors which really allows her amazing work to shine through.
We will continue to update the blog as we work on building our inventory. I am currently collecting photos of items we will be offering for sale as well as some of our personal favorite projects just for show and tell...
... More later.