I grew up with a mom who loved to quilt too. Her quilting was beautiful. She sewed everything by hand-from the piecing to the actual quilting to the binding. It was all done by hand.  I remember she used to count the number of stitches she made per inch!  Today, sewing machines and long arm quilting machines are used to piece and quilt. The machines do a fabulous job, but, my mother would never consider them authentic since they weren't stitched by hand!  Every now and then, I have to hand stitch a few things in a quilt so that my mom would approve!

Shown in this picture: My father, John Montague; my mother, Louise Montague and my daughter, Rachael Fisher. My mother died in 2010. I kept all of her quilting supplies and fabric.  I still use some of her tools today. Sadly, my mother never saw this website. I am sure she would have loved it.