When my Grandmother came to visit us, she always brought us “gifts”, usually a little knick-knack from her house. When I was around 10 years old, she gave me a quilt that she made and was first used for my Dad when he was born. I can’t say I was thrilled, it was like getting socks for Christmas. It traveled with me throughout my adult years, hanging in a couple of our houses. I’ve always wondered why she gave me that quilt at such a young age. Did she see a future quilter in me or did possessing that quilt pique my interest in quilting? I like to think it’s the former.
Check out the details of this quilt and a few others below.
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Traditional piecing and embroidery. The quilting looks to be done by a domestic machine.
65” x 76”
Made in 1934, first used in 1939
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Written on the back in my Grandma’s handwriting: “To Monica Wright. Granddaughter Made by Geneva Golden 1934. First used by Geneva Wright March 19, 1939”
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My first quilt made by my husband and myself around 1989.
Cotton 70” x 78”
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My husband and I were in a fabric store with his mom when we spotted a beautiful quilt hanging on the wall. It was a kit consisting of a main panel, panel blocks and sashing that only needed to be sewn together and quilted. My Grandmother, who was a quilter, suggested that we get a quilting frame. My Dad drew up a rough plan and made one for us. It took up half of our living room in our small apartment! It took us a couple of months to hand quilt it and we didn't even quilt in the sashing!