Today is Mother’s Day in Australia – hooray for mums of all types!
A while back, I decided that I would enter my first ever race – The Mother’s Day Classic – an Australia-wide event run every year on Mother’s Day to raise funds for breast cancer research.
My very lovely mother got up at 3:30?!am this morning to come into the city with me for the race. If you really want to see what I – as well as my fellow Brissie Blogger teammates Catherine Caine and Ainslie Hunter – looked like before and after the race, click on the links.
After the race (which was freaking awesome – I ran the whole 4.5km, the longest I’ve ever run – yay me!) mum and I hung out in the city. A big breakfast at West End, followed by a wander through the city, Devonshire tea, and a mosey around the suitcase rummage.
But how does this relate to sewing, and four generations?
Well, you might remember last week when I wrote about the vintage handkerchiefs I inherited from my Granny when she passed away recently – and what I planned to make with them.
I decided that I wanted to make one of the pincushion/pillows for mum to give her for this Mother’s Day. So yesterday I sat down at the sewing machine, and made this in surprisingly little time.
This pillow spans four generations of our family. It was made by me, for my mother, with a handkerchief inherited from my Grandmother and buttons inherited from my Great-Grandmother!
I chose the purple button, because unless you couldn’t tell from the wall above, it’s my mum’s fave colour.
She loved it, and I’m sure she’ll cherish it – and the memories that go along with it – for all the years to come.
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Wow, well done on running especially getting up so early to do it, and for such a great cause. I actually have not heard of the run before so now I will definitely look for the chance to run and support it next year.
Your beautiful cushion is such a lovely way to keep your family close at heart, a real treasure.
A stunning (clever you!) & thoughtful gift
wow that is a great idea. My mum made me a heirloom doll for my 40th, from fabric that was from clothes, hankies and other loved pieces of mine, hers, my nana’s and her mothers. It’s just sensational.
What an amazing day you had Jess. Good on you for running the whole distance. Unfortunatley I was in Canberra last weekend (brrrr)so was unable to join in the fun run.
The cushion is just gorgeous – a very befitting heirloom.
Dan x
Ps hope you felt alright on Monday – and had some Dencorub on hand _ Haha
Thanks Dan – surprisingly, I felt really good on Monday! Indulging in using the foot spa on Sunday night must have helped 😉
Mother’s Love is the only Love which last forever and ever and is the most finest Love in the World.
happy mothers day images