Years ago a lady came to me with a quilt that had been her grandmothers and had been passed on to her mother. It was really old and worn. Everyone in the family wanted it and it was ragged on one corner. She knew I made bears and bunnies from old quilts and chenille bedspreads. I only used worn ones. I never wanted to cut up a good quilt or bedspread. She wanted a bear made for each of her mother's grandchildren. I was able to get 6 small bears out of the quilt. I called her and asked how many sisters she had. There were 4 daughters. I asked if she had any of her mother's old buttons. She brought me a tin of buttons. I took the scraps and cut squares about one foot by one foot. I mounted the scrap on a board, put in clock works, and used the buttons as the numbers for the dial. Larger buttons were placed at 12, 3, 6, and 9. Then I framed it in old barn wood. On the back of the frame I put the name of the grandmother, the mother, and the name of the daughter that would receive a part of the quilt. The family was very happy to have a part of the quilt, and the clocks were a great hit. They got a part of the quilt and the old buttons as well. The children got a part of the quilt in the form of a bear and the old buttons were used as eyes. Everytime they hugged the bear it was like hugging their grandmother. Everytime the daughters looked at the lock they could remember their mother and grandmother. Frances -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.0.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.0/249 - Release Date: 2/2/2006