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#101
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Central Indiana
Posts: 234
Sadly, as I was growing up there was no one in my family that quilted or did other crafts. I knew I must have gotten my passion for quilting from somewhere so I asked my aunt and she told me that my great grandmother "Tiny" and her sister were avid quilters. That made me happy.
#102
My maternal grandmother quilted by hand and taught me to crochet. My paternal grandmother tried to teach me to knit but I just could not get the hang of it. She also hand quilted. She was hand quilting till she passed away one day before her 101st birthday. I have some of the unfinished pieces I want to do something with. I have quilts made by both of them I treasure. Wrapping up in them feels like being hugged by them.
#103
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Middletown, MO
Posts: 23
My grandmother on my mothe's side quilted many quilts, my mother also quilted, my grandmother on my father's side crocheted bedspreads and table clothes with crochet thread. My mother also knitted and crocheted, but I am the only one in the family who also spins yarn, weaves and quilts.
#106
Originally Posted by just_the_scraps_m'am
when you were younger, do you remember someone in your family making quilts or doing hand work?
#108
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: greater NorthEast
Posts: 3,004
wow, thanks for sharing all your memories, i really enjoyed the stories. i am saddened that there has been so much wonderful handwork lost to posterity...but encouraged that many of you are passing your precious knowledge along...
#109
My grandmother was always sewing -- she was a home ec teacher.
Our neighbor was always crocheting doilies -- she taught me to crochet.
My first MIL quilted and crocheted!!! I was in heaven!!!! :) :)
Our neighbor was always crocheting doilies -- she taught me to crochet.
My first MIL quilted and crocheted!!! I was in heaven!!!! :) :)
#110
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Northern Indiana
Posts: 66
We ALWAYS had quilts on our beds, made by grandmothers, great-aunts, etc. After I married, I tried all kinds of blankets on our bed, but nothing "felt right." Then, about 15 years ago, I came across a quilt at a Marshall's store and put it on our bed. WOW!!! I realized that was what was missing!
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