A Tribute to My Grandmother for My Quilting Heritage
In recognition of Grandparents Day, this Sunday, September 7, we’re writing tributes to our grandmothers and grandfathers. When it comes to quilting, I have to credit my mom’s mother, my Nanny, for my initial interest in quiltmaking.
When I was about 8-years old, I helped Nanny stitch by hand, quilts for my sister, brothers and myself. I sat beside her in her farmhouse kitchen, she in her rocking chair and me beside her.
“Take small stitches,” Nanny would tell me. “We don’t want gaps in the quilt.”
We must have done well, Nanny and I, because the quilt stayed together through many years of use, only fabric has worn out, not the stitches.
I still have that quilt, made of feedsack fabrics and leftover scraps from Nanny’s sewing. I know it’s mine, because Nanny inked our names on one corner of each child’s quilt.
Do you have any memories involving your grandmothers and quilting?
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(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen
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