Mississippi Magnolia Garden Sampler Quilt Blanket

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• Magnolias won in the end

  I had a few designs saved, but kept coming back to the Mississippi magnolia sampler. My daughter finally said, 'That's the one you keep showing me. Just get it.' Fair point. It goes on the living-room couch, near a photo of my grandmother's Mississippi house. Wish all my decorating decisions had such an obvious answer.

• We agreed on the magnolias

  My teenager picked the Mississippi magnolia design for her room. I liked it too. Brief moment of harmony. Documenting it here.

• Magnolias instead of an office towel

  For ages I had a plain towel over my home-office chair. Not my finest decorating work. Replaced it with the Mississippi magnolia blanket because I like floral designs and wanted something I'd enjoy seeing in the room. I turn around during calls now and think, yes, that was overdue.

• Magnolias on my lunch break

  I work evenings and eat lunch on a little loveseat before heading out. Bought the Mississippi magnolia design for that spot. My mother is from Mississippi and always had flowers around, so it gives me a small reminder of her house. Nothing dramatic. Just a nicer place to have a sandwich before a shift.

• Mississippi mornings

  Since retiring I actually sit down with my coffee. The magnolia blanket is on that chair, near a photo of the Mississippi house I grew up in. Much nicer morning routine than hunting for my keys.

• Magnolias on the sofa arm

  I fold the magnolia blanket over the sofa arm so some of the flowers still show. Like the Mississippi connection too. My parents are from there.

• For the sister who did the dirty work

  My sister spent a weekend helping me clear the garage. Got her the Mississippi magnolia blanket afterward because she grew up there and loves the flowers. The note also excused her from future garage jobs. She seemed equally pleased with both parts.

• Magnolias on the move

  Sent my Mississippi friend the magnolia blanket. Got three photos from three rooms. The flowers look nice everywhere, apparently. Final location still pending.

• The magnolia twin

  My grown-up twins have different tastes, which I really should remember when buying gifts. This Mississippi magnolia blanket went to the daughter who loves our old family photos from Jackson and always chooses flowers. Her sister wanted something entirely different. I let them decide this time. The magnolia one is now on her apartment couch beside a picture of her grandparents. Much better choice than the matching gifts I almost bought out of habit.

• Magnolias, not cookware

  My wife grew up in Mississippi and likes magnolias. This time I bought her the blanket instead of something for the kitchen. She said I was learning.

• Mississippi organizer, properly thanked

  My cousin organizes all our Mississippi family gatherings, including remembering who won't eat onions. We got her the magnolia sampler as a thank-you. I told her it was for her own sofa, not a prize for the next reunion. She laughed, but I meant it. Nice to give her something connected to the place she keeps bringing us all back to.

• Morning coffee with magnolias

  My favorite mug, the Mississippi magnolia blanket, and ten minutes before everyone else gets up. That's my little morning arrangement.

• His first Mississippi house

  My son said he didn't need house presents. I brought the Mississippi magnolia blanket anyway, since he'd just bought his first place there. A week later he asked whether I thought it looked better in the living room or bedroom. Apparently we are discussing house presents now. I voted living room, but it's his house and I managed not to say that twice.

• The magnolia chair is popular now

  Mississippi magnolias on the window chair. Suddenly everybody wants that seat. Previously it was where we left the mail.

• My magnolia chair is back

  The children finally removed their old school bags from my chair. Put the Mississippi magnolia blanket there to claim it. My Mississippi grandmother would approve of both the flowers and the tidying.

• Mom chose Mississippi magnolias

  Mom isn't keen on ordering online, so we spent an afternoon at my kitchen table looking together. She grew up in Mississippi and kept returning to the magnolia sampler. Asked me to enlarge the pictures several times, then wanted to compare them with the other designs again. Eventually she said this was the one. She called after putting it on her bed and said, 'We chose well.' I enjoyed helping her choose more than I expected to.

• Our grown-up Mississippi sofa

  Still using the sofa we had as students in Mississippi. Bought the magnolia blanket to make it look a little more grown-up while keeping that connection. We met there, so I'm rather attached to both the memories and the terrible sofa. It squeaks when anybody sits at one end. The blanket hasn't fixed that, but the room does look nicer.

• Magnolias, not laundry

  Mississippi magnolia blanket on my chair. Clean laundry belongs in the basket. Have explained this arrangement to the household more than once.

• Magnolias behind my desk

  My office sofa now has the Mississippi magnolia blanket on it. I'm from Mississippi and like that little connection showing up in my workday. It's prettier than the stack of printer paper it replaced.

• Our Mississippi coffee friendship

  I met my friend at a coffee shop after we'd both moved away from Mississippi. We bonded over recognizing each other's hometowns, then started meeting most Thursdays. When she moved again, I gave her the magnolia sampler for her new living room. She sent a picture after unpacking, with her coffee cup beside it. The blanket was about our shared home state, but the cup was a nice little reminder of how we actually became friends.

• Magnolias for the new place

  My parents moved closer to us after many years in Mississippi. Mom brought her furniture but said it all looked strange in the new rooms. We chose the magnolia sampler together as a link to the old place. On my next visit she'd put it on the sofa and was deciding which family photos should go nearby. The room was starting to feel like hers. I'm glad I asked her to choose instead of turning up with my own decorating ideas.

• Glad I saved the magnolia link

  Saved the Mississippi magnolia design, forgot about it, found it weeks later. Still reminded me of my grandmother's garden. Ordered it that time.

• Magnolias match my mug

  My favorite mug has magnolias on it. Now the Mississippi magnolia blanket is on my coffee chair. Didn't set out to coordinate this much, but here we are.

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