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Thursday, September 1, 2011

Quilting is in my genes

 On our summer trip to my Grandma's cabin, I discovered this antique quilt in our bedroom. My grandmother told me it was made by her great-grandmother (my great-great-great-grandmother, is that right?). It was amazing to touch this quilt that was made by one of my ancestors about 150 years ago (this is a guess, as there was no label. A good reminder to label every quilt!).

The blocks are an arrangement of squares and half-square triangles that I wasn't familiar with, but that reminded me of sailboats. The back is solid white and the binding is mostly white with bits of blue.

I love knowing that my fore mothers were quilters and that I'm carrying on a family tradition. Makes me wonder how long my own quilts will last and who will use them in the future. Will my quilts be draped over my great-grandchildren's knees as they are driven home in their flying cars?

7 comments:

  1. Now, that's a thought! What a lovely quilt. I can't believe how great it looks for it's age!

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  2. Wow! What a gorgeous quilt! You come by your talent honestly, Holly!

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  3. Very cool! Such a funky quilt - I bet she would have been part of the Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild ;)

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  4. That's incredible! I like the pattern.

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  5. Wow it's just beautiful! The pattern reminds me of those folded paper boats.

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  6. I ADORE that gorgeous quilt! Quilting is definitely in your genes!

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  7. Thanks, biscuitsandbobbins! It feels great to know I'm continuing a family tradition when I quilt.

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