My grandmother was a wonderful quilter & I grew up underneath her quilts. Although I never got to see her quilt or learn from her, I'm sure that's where my love & appreciation for quilts was born. Recently, some of my cousins have been posting pictures of the quilts (& a couple of cute cat pillows!) they got from Grandma, too! Thought I'd share them - did any of you have quilters in the family?
Arkansas Star quilt that my cousin gave me
I think this is a Dresden Plate but what about the other block design?
My doll quilt :)
A cousin's log cabin quilt
This one is interesting - 25 squares in each patch?? Not sure if this has a certain name??
Double wedding ring quilt - my cousin told me that Grandma liked orange!
I didn't know Grandma made pillows & these are so cute!!
Oct. 1 update:
My Aunt added another quilt to the album - said that it was in her cedar chest as a surprise gift for her wedding in 1946 - neat!! I was wondering if anyone recognizes the pattern?? It looks vaguely familiar to me, but I don't know the name of it.
This one is from my brother - he doesn't remember when or how he got it but it's another of Grandma Dora's quilts. Looks like Tumbler blocks to me.
What amazes me from this newspaper article is that the group made 32 quilts in one year - & I know they were all hand quilted!!! That's almost 3 per month - so impressive, especially when I think about everything else they had to do!
Those quilts are such treasures. The orange cat pillows are adorable. I remember being totally intrigued by a quilt I used to sleep under at my Grandmother's house. I remember the blocks being very small, and looking to try a match for particular fabrics. I have no idea what became of that quilt, or where it originated. I have quilt blocks from my mom, but to the best of my knowledge, she liked trying a variety of blocks, but never finished a quilt! At that time, you could purchase fabric thru the catalog for 25 cents per pound! There are some "interesting" fabrics in those blocks. I did use some of them to make a throw for my sister, and need to do something with some of the others.
ReplyDeleteI've heard about those fabric kits people used to buy!! The one I heard was remnants from a garment sewing factory - they would stuff bags & I think sometimes have patterns with them, too. Kansas City Stars is a great historical quilt blog & resource. I think I'm a little like your mom - better at starting things than finishing them! :D
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