Today is the day Elizabeth invites us to bring back a previous post for a second look. It is getting cold enough here at night to need a quilt so I was reminded of this post. You can find Elizabeth's blog here.
Originally posted on my old blog. Quilts - 10/23/14
I really like old quilts. I admire people who piece them and do hand quilting. I only own a couple of them. One was made by a woman who was then in her 90's. She made it sometime around 1970. Her daughter was a friend of my parents and they bought me the quilt I have. I've attached a picture of one block.
I found the following old article and thought it expressed what I feel about quilts really well.
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How true this is: There is a charm about patch work quilts, says Jennie June, for which every woman has a weakness. They are full of secret memories, and incidents, and stories, and associations, which are recorded in every square and block as clearly as if traced by the pen of the recording angel. Such contains squares of every body's dress. "Here is the blue which you wore to school, and which was made very low in the neck, and always looked to pretty ; and the pink, which was a present from Aunt Abby ; and the calico, which was worn for the first time to go to a certain quilting ; and the dotted muslin, which was such a favorite"
Cincinnatti Daily Press 1862
Do you own any quilts? Ever tried quilting?
Do you own any quilts? Ever tried quilting?
That is a really lovely quilt Darla. Quilting is one of those things I don't have the patience to complete, but they are beautiful to look at and even to have. Happy November.
ReplyDeleteOh Darla. My grandmother made a quilt like that and she hand stitched every bit of the quilt. You have brought back wonderful memories and a beautiful second look on the 2nd, dear friend. Thanks so much for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful quilt, Darla. I feel that way about quilts, too. On my bed is one that my Mom made from the "leftovers" from various garments she made for us four girls. I recognize a shirt waist dress, my sister's pedal pushers, my third sister's pinafore, etc. Even though some of the blocks' fabric has deteriorated, I replace them with pieces from my scrap basket and it continues to give me joy every time I make my bed. Thanks for sharing this saying about quilts.
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