This quilt pattern is near and dear to me as I have an old quilt made by my Great Aunts probably back in the 1930's. My mom loves this quilt because she says it was made from the scraps of the old dresses that my Great-Aunts would make for themselves out of feed sack material. The quilt now reminds her of her "tantes" (Aunt in German) and her childhood. The quilt is pretty tattered around the edges and some of the material has worn away. It is beyond repairing. I initially was going to cut this quilt up and make teddy bears from it but I just could not bring myself to do it. My Great-Aunts lived well into their 90's and I remember them too. So it is on display on my quilt rack and it doesn't look so tattered all folded up.
My grandmother used to make quilts and I was always amazed at how fast she could get one done. I was a very little girl at the time and the memories I have of her trying to show me how to do it were great. Thanks for bringing back that memory for me.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing the story about your family quilt. That was a great story. I was just was talking to my Mom about quilts today and she offered to make me one so of course I said yes and thank you. We picked out a pattern and material. I don't know the name of the pattern, but the look was three dimensional with rectangles. It will be amazing once done.
ReplyDeleteLoved watching my grandmother quilt when I was younger, have several quilts she made and hope to pass them on to the next generation. My grandmother is 90 and does not quilt anymore.
ReplyDeleteYour blog has made me appreciative of quilting. When I see a quilt from know on I will remember that there may be a special story associated with it.
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