Textile Family Tree
It’s Mother’s Day! I would like to thank and honor the wonderful women who raised and influenced me. My dad’s mother had seven children and something like 37 grandchildren and 73 great-grandchildren. She… Continue reading
Category Archive: Quilting
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Airing of the Quilts 3
I would guess that the orangy-tan stars were originally bright red, too. I think they have faded with time. I do not know the name of the block pattern. I think this is… Continue reading
Fanfare for Sheila Frampton-Cooper
Imagine a stirring wave of music – let’s say, trumpets and kettle drums, at the very least. It heralds a wonderful discovery – but before I share it with you, let me tell how I discovered it.… Continue reading
Big Sister, Little Sister Quilts
These quilts are from 1985. Back then, I was expecting my second child, and my grandmother asked me if I wanted her quilt group to make me a quilt. Of course I did! … Continue reading
Airing of the Quilts 2
The quilt on the left is a Double Wedding Ring. I picked it up at an antique shop, probably about 1990. I hung it up in the bedroom and used it as my… Continue reading
Airing of the Quilts 1
Here on the Gulf Coast we usually go from a short cold damp winter straight to a very long hot humid summer. This year we didn’t have any winter to speak of, but… Continue reading