Quilting and Patchwork

Collecting Quilt Photos

by Mary Emma Allen on September 18th, 2006

I browse through old magazines and find pictures of quilts, look at more in books of collectibles, and see some in family photos.  I find myself fascinated by these older quilts and the stories they tell.  Or the stories I imagine they tell.

So, I’ve begun another collection in my life…that of collecting pictures that remind me of quilts I’ve known or that stimulate memories.

For instance, when I see pictures of quilts made from flour or feed sacks, I recall my aunt “oohing” and “ahing” over bags she brought into the kitchen that once contained food for the chickens.  She washed them well, then gave me two for the first skirt I stitched in 4-H.  Many were used for her sewing, and the scraps found their way into the quilts I made with Grandmother. 

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