Mary Emma’s Quilt Memories - Finding Nanny’s Quilt

by Mary Emma Allen on October 7th, 2008

(I often encourage quilters to write their quilting memories, in a journal, in a scrapbook, in a blog, in a quilt log. Although I’ve written quilting memories, I’ve never set them down in any detail. If I start a journal here, I can share them with my readers, too.)

I was thrilled when I discovered my mother had saved the quilt that once covered my bed when I was a child and teenager. I thought it was too worn to save and didn’t consider it worth taking with me when I married and left home.

However, when I had to clean the old farmhouse where I grew up (prior to selling it after Mother developed Alzheimer’s), I found my quilt. Mother had folded it and placed it on a shelf in a closet. There it had remained for many years.

I described this quilt, of 4-Patch design, in my Quilt Patch of the Week.

How pleased I am now that for some reason Mother saved it.

How about sharing your memories and preserving them for your quilting heritage?

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Huguette E.
Oct 7, 2008 at 8:15 am

Great idea! I’m happy to have found this blog through the blogtoberfest. I subscribed by email :)
Susan K
Oct 7, 2008 at 9:15 am

What a lovely surprise for you!
Aimee
Oct 7, 2008 at 10:09 am

My grandfather has made a quilt for each of us 10 grandchildren. He does the embroidery for blocks and then has someone else help quilt and piece. I will always treasure my quilt and have a wonderful story about the man who made it.
Shasha
Oct 7, 2008 at 10:54 am

My future mother in law quilts and plans to share her knowledge with me.
Leah
Oct 7, 2008 at 11:37 am

i remember this twin-sized, white quilt covered with big butterflies that i just loved as a kid. now, i’m going to have to see if it’s still “alive”! i make quilts myself now, but give them all away (usually small for babies, but have managed a few big ones too). I think it’s high time I got serious and made a nice one for us. :)
Janelle
Oct 7, 2008 at 12:00 pm

My grandmother made my husband and I a nine-patch for our wedding. I often have it on our bed. My mom once asked why I use it so often, and I told her I would rather see I everyday and use it because it reminds me of my grandmother daily –of her love for me. Better than keeping it stored away for a rainy day I may never see.
Cami
Oct 7, 2008 at 1:00 pm

I am not (yet) a quilter, but my mother is. She made a beautiful baby quilt for my little daughter, and I have been avoiding using it to keep it nice. But now I’ve decided that she needs to use it and make it worn out–that’s what it was intended to do.
Loralie Martin
Oct 7, 2008 at 1:43 pm

I find joy in the memory of my grandmothers teaching me to quilt.
Tabitha
Oct 7, 2008 at 2:24 pm

I have thought several times to save patches of fabric to start a quilt w/my daughter but I’m not a crafty type of person therefore I keep putting it off.
Lindley
Oct 7, 2008 at 2:55 pm

My mother quilts when she has time and I remember a “yo-yo” quilt she slaved over for at least a year when I was in high school. What an accomplishment when she finally finished it before I went off to college! Thanks!
Noreen
Oct 7, 2008 at 4:01 pm

My mom never quilted but she did make me some dresses and I love that my girls wear those dresses now
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Elizabeth M.
Oct 7, 2008 at 4:51 pm

Quilting started with me not my mom or grandmothers so I’ll be the one to pass down the memories!
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Jillish
Oct 7, 2008 at 8:14 pm

My mother in law took scraps from all the dresses I’ve made my daughter and incorporated them into a quilt - it is wonderful to see bits and pieces and then remember the dress that was from that fabric…
Jenn S.
Oct 7, 2008 at 8:21 pm

My grandmother was a home economics teacher and instilled in me a love for sewing. I made my first quilt with her when I was 14 years old. Today I am still making quilts. I can’t wait to pass the tradition on to my children.
Sonya Sparks
Oct 7, 2008 at 8:40 pm

My Grandma always quilted. I have several that she made. They are so pretty.
karissa
Oct 7, 2008 at 8:41 pm

the one thing I wish in the world I knew how to do more then anything else!
Theresa Shafer
Oct 7, 2008 at 8:44 pm

Gamma started a quilt, ma found it, and I am going to finish it.
Grandma died of Alzheimer’s.
Ma died of Cancer.
I am going to finish the legacy.

I bought an old quilting frame of wood. Over 9 feet across.

I bought an embroidery machine to write down our names and story around the edge.

I bought 100% cotton batting and backing to preserve the intent my grandma had while she was making the top.

Love handed down thru the ages.
Amy Tucker
Oct 7, 2008 at 9:01 pm

I have never quilted before, but I love the memories my grandma put into my special blankie as a baby.
Chandrea Scranton
Oct 7, 2008 at 9:08 pm

This is so much fun! Not only have I gotten the chance to read some really great blogs, but I also have a chance to win something, too!! I wish I knew how to quilt, I think it would be fantastic. Unfortunately, I can barely thread a needle :( Neither my mom or grandma sewed and I just don’t know anyone who does. My MIL was teaching me how to cross stitch, loved it, but she passed away just as I was learning…so I guess I’ll just stick to reading the blogs!
Sandy
Oct 7, 2008 at 9:36 pm

I love trying to learn to quilt-may never happen but I still have my grannys I can pass down
Mia J.
Oct 7, 2008 at 10:00 pm

How nice for you to find this wonderful surprise. A friend made a beautiful quilt for my daughter when she was born and I am keeping it for her.
Desiree
Oct 7, 2008 at 10:09 pm

I had embroidered individual blocks when I was pregnant with my first child. My grandmother took them while I was in the hospital and made a beautiful crib quilt. My daughter still has it, and she is almost 28…thanks for the chance to enter this giveaway ;)
Nicole (ikkinlala)
Oct 7, 2008 at 10:21 pm

I would never have thought to write down anything except the measurements to use when I’m actually making things, but it might be a good idea to keep a journal of it.
Brianne
Oct 7, 2008 at 10:39 pm

We never had homemade quilts growing up, but now that I have kids, it seems like more people are back into sewing. I hope they can have fond memories of a special something like this!
C. Clemens
Oct 7, 2008 at 11:00 pm

blah blah blah enter me thanks
Terra Heck
Oct 7, 2008 at 11:36 pm

I do not quilt because I’ve not yet mastered that skill. But my mom is an excellent quilter and has been making beautiful items to give for Christmas.
Kamber
Oct 8, 2008 at 12:27 am

I’m glad I found this blog through blogtoberfest.
Kathryn Bakken
Oct 8, 2008 at 1:27 am

My mother in law made everyone in the family a beautiful quilt before she passed away last year. It’s my greatest treasure. My oldest daughter wants to continue the tradition and learn how to quilt for future additions to the family.
Carol
Oct 8, 2008 at 4:16 am

The quilt on our bed is 35 years old, I bought it in Amish Country, Pa, and still adore my quilt after all those years.
adrienne Gordon
Oct 8, 2008 at 4:55 am

my mom quilts
Kathy Scott
Oct 8, 2008 at 5:09 am

My sister is so creative and makes beautiful quilts. I on the otherhand have zero creative talents.
Tracey Byram
Oct 8, 2008 at 5:47 am

I don’t quilt but I inherited a quilt that my great aunt made. It is a beautiful piece of artwork. Just amazing. I would hang it on the wall for decoration if it weren’t so big.
Michael Capp
Oct 8, 2008 at 5:50 am

I’d love to win!
hetal g
Oct 8, 2008 at 6:48 am

I hope the prize is quilt! because I love quilts!
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Leona P
Oct 8, 2008 at 6:50 am

count me in
Shilo Beedy
Oct 8, 2008 at 7:04 am

I would love to learn quilting. My mom on the other hand fixed my husbands beat up velvet quilt. He thought I threw it out since the bag and the quilt vanished one year. I gave it to my mom and she re did the whole thing for him and gave it to him on chrismas. That quilt is the warmest blanket I have ever seen and of course I love the colors as well. It was one he had when he was younger.
Susan C
Oct 8, 2008 at 7:14 am

My mom made me a patchwork quilt when I was a teenager with my favorite fabric-flannel. It was so warm! I can’t for the life of me figure out what happened to it. but I wish I still had it!
Erica C.
Oct 8, 2008 at 7:16 am

sounds good!
Peter
Oct 8, 2008 at 7:23 am

My grandparents made quilts to enter in local fair contests. Won quite a few ribbons. People would want to buy the quilts but the answer was always no. I have several that are beautiful and rich with memories.
Suzanna Pickering
Oct 8, 2008 at 7:40 am

my lare mon sewed and just started quilting -we were goning to do a quilt together when she lost her cancer battle and died i quilt and always think of her when i am working on a block -as does my neices great giveaway and those memories
Cathy
Oct 8, 2008 at 7:53 am

I have several worn and ragged quilts that I have rescued from the estates of long gone relatives. I wish I knew their stories.
beth shepherd
Oct 8, 2008 at 8:05 am

Thank you for having this! I love surprises. Thank you!
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Kirby McCauley
Oct 8, 2008 at 8:35 am

Blogtoberfest you say? Sounds like so much fun! What a great way to showcase your blog!
Rebecca Snodgrass
Oct 8, 2008 at 8:47 am

Please enter me. I love to get surprises.
Shari D
Oct 8, 2008 at 8:55 am

Quilts are so beautiful. My sister makes lovely ones.
Deedles
Oct 8, 2008 at 9:05 am

I made a few quilts many years ago. I’ve been wanting to start another.
chris swanson
Oct 8, 2008 at 9:20 am

Thank you for the reminder. I really need to do that — I made two (one for each child) memory quilts and I really need to write down the story behind each block. I took their clothes and cut them up for the blocks and sewed their hats, swim suits … to the quilt so it has sooo many memories that I wil forget with time.

Thanks for the reminder to write it down.
charline s
Oct 8, 2008 at 9:58 am

So much fun
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Marilyn Higgins
Oct 8, 2008 at 10:06 am

I love quilting and I can remember my grandmother making me a little quilt from scraps..it was hand quilted and I loved it…hope I win
Elena
Oct 8, 2008 at 10:28 am

Surprises are fun, thanks for the contest!
Casey H
Oct 8, 2008 at 10:37 am

I’d love to get in on the blogtoberfest fun! Thanks so much!!
Bebemiqui
Oct 8, 2008 at 10:53 am

Quilting has never really been on my radar.
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Tarah
Oct 8, 2008 at 10:55 am

I don’t quilt but my mom does - she seems to make quilts for her four children for each of lifes “stepping stones”. Those quilts hold more than heat - they hold memories.
veronica sandberg
Oct 8, 2008 at 11:11 am

want to win this
Vicky Boackle
Oct 8, 2008 at 11:27 am

my mother has made some beautiful quilts.
Kristen M.
Oct 8, 2008 at 11:39 am

Your mom must’ve known how important that quilt will have become to you someday and tucked away for safe keeping. It’s amazing what my mom has kept for me over the years when I would have thrown those things away then, but now they’re sentimental treasures. Moms know best!
Regina
Oct 8, 2008 at 11:43 am

I would love to win.
valerie mabrey
Oct 8, 2008 at 12:33 pm

My made me a quilt for my bed and now my daughter uses it. Nothing like love in each stitch.
reeva
Oct 8, 2008 at 12:37 pm

i love quilts
Sara Borrink
Oct 8, 2008 at 1:06 pm

My mother is making a quilt for me and my sister out of my granfathers shirts.
Kate
Oct 8, 2008 at 1:37 pm

I love quilts. Love to make them, love to look at them, love to cuddle under them. I have a fabric stash that is already too big and yet it still grows. But the old sentimental quilts are the best. I still have my baby quilt, my Mom saved it and gave it to me when I was pregnant with my first. Talk about a warm fluff feeling inside, seeing that quilt brought happy tears to my eyes.
Janet F
Oct 8, 2008 at 1:41 pm

I love quilts.

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Barbara Fox
Oct 8, 2008 at 1:46 pm

My favorite quilt is one that was hand made by an elderly lady that I bought at her yard sale. It is a lovely baby quilt and I use it as a throw everyday on my couch!
susan varney
Oct 8, 2008 at 2:14 pm

love patchwork quilts
Jen
Oct 8, 2008 at 2:48 pm

I have a quilt in my closet that I can’t wait to pull out again. My grandmother gave it to me a few years ago. I forget where she got it, but I know she didn’t make it. The important thing is that she gave it to me and for some reason, now that she’s passed away, it’s one of my favorite things I own.
Anne
Oct 8, 2008 at 2:56 pm

My grandmother quilted, embroidered, crotched (sp) and painted…….I have a houseful of lovely memories!

Thanks
Bonnie Capuano
Oct 8, 2008 at 4:07 pm

My grandmother, mother and now me quilt. It’s very relaxing and I love it!!!
Leslie Dovey
Oct 8, 2008 at 6:01 pm

What a lovely “memory” to once again find yourself gazing upon. I remember sitting quietly by and watching my Grandma, Mom, Aunt, and cousins stitching quilts by hand using a quilting loom to stretch it out on. It brings back a lot of really nice memories.
Linda
Oct 8, 2008 at 6:23 pm

I am a subscriber.
Cindi
Oct 8, 2008 at 7:09 pm

Greetings! I adore quilts. I have one from my husband’s great-grandmother and have a few from my grandmother. Some of my friends quilt and I always go to an auction in November for hand quilted items. Such fun! Please enter me in your delightful surprise Blogfest giveaway. Many thanks, Cindi
Vergie
Oct 8, 2008 at 7:34 pm

save all small pices of materials
MARILOUISE
Oct 8, 2008 at 7:51 pm

Neither my mother nor grandmother quilted. I had a friend teach me and than I took some classes. I hope my daughter learns to love these treasures as much as I do.
Alecia Gibson
Oct 8, 2008 at 8:28 pm

Thanks for the giveaway!!
A Casson
Oct 8, 2008 at 8:31 pm

Quilting seems like a lost Art/hobby. We need to go back to basics and not roll with how the world is.Old-fashioned ways are the Best in just about everything
Tonya Froemel
Oct 8, 2008 at 8:56 pm

+very cool like to win this
Carolyn Nedrow
Oct 8, 2008 at 10:10 pm

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Hesper Fry
Oct 8, 2008 at 11:05 pm

I am a huge fan of quilts. Thanks for the great giveaway!
Brandy Stokes
Oct 8, 2008 at 11:28 pm

My ex-mother-in-law is still teaching me how to quilt, she’s a great woman!!
Lenora Garrett
Oct 9, 2008 at 12:26 am

I would love to quilt, But I lack knowledge and time.
Molly Capel
Oct 9, 2008 at 12:56 am

My mom has made many quilts, in her younger days. I hope to one day, make special quilts for each of my children.
Darlene M
Oct 9, 2008 at 1:46 am

I would love to win this, I’m disabled and unable to work so I need somehting in the winter to keep me busy
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pamr
Oct 9, 2008 at 9:25 am

I find quilts to be so comforting!
Laura G
Oct 9, 2008 at 11:26 am

so glad I stumbled upon this site…I love quilts and wish I had the talent to make them…
Tina Northrop
Oct 9, 2008 at 11:27 am

My grandmother quilted and it was beautiful I think it is the greatest gift she could have left us. Teaching us how to quilt
Gina Stratos
Oct 9, 2008 at 12:09 pm

I admire quilters. I’m just getting started
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Tammy
Oct 9, 2008 at 1:48 pm

My mom had a quilt made for her many years ago and when she died when I was 20.I got it. I so glad I got it
Rosanne Morrison
Oct 9, 2008 at 2:01 pm

Favorite memories our summers at the cottage near the lake.
Deci Worland
Oct 9, 2008 at 4:18 pm

This Blogtoberfest is Great Fun! Thank you!
Alissa
Oct 9, 2008 at 4:38 pm

I think quilts are so beautiful! I wish I could have the talent to make one!
susan p
Oct 9, 2008 at 5:23 pm

please enter me thank you
Jennifer Hedden
Oct 9, 2008 at 8:24 pm

enter me
melanie
Oct 9, 2008 at 8:30 pm

Beautiful!

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Carla Pullum
Oct 9, 2008 at 9:34 pm

i have never owned a quilt! I would love too!
Gianna
Oct 9, 2008 at 10:17 pm

We’re quilting :)
theodore esteghamat
Oct 9, 2008 at 11:11 pm

I wish I could make quilts. they look so pretty.
jodi
Oct 10, 2008 at 7:29 am

I love suprises!
Nanette Olson
Oct 10, 2008 at 8:58 am

I am an occasional quilter. It depends on how much time I have.
Wendy Wallach
Oct 10, 2008 at 9:05 am

Still saving the quilts made for my daughter when she was born for when her children are born
Suanne Giddings
Oct 10, 2008 at 9:21 am

This Blogtoberfest is Tons of Fun! I would love a secret surprise!!! Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this giveaway!
evelyn
Oct 10, 2008 at 9:59 am

beautiful
Becky Grayson
Oct 10, 2008 at 10:29 am

I wish my parents would have saved more of my grandmother’s quilts. I do have one that is very tattered and torn but I still use it because I can still feel her love radiating from it. If I ever need a hug I just wrap that quilt around my shoulders.
Veronica Jarvis
Oct 10, 2008 at 10:49 am

I’m just learning to quilt, so I’m sure I’ll have many memories for a book….or blog…..or journal, whatever!
Jennifer Schroeder
Oct 10, 2008 at 10:52 am

I am loving Blogtoberfest! It’s so fun to enter for surprises!
Monique Rizzo
Oct 10, 2008 at 11:11 am

I am not talented enough to make one, but those quilts sure are breathtaking!
L Knott
Oct 10, 2008 at 11:36 am

My quilt that my Mom made is in the trunk of my car. Always there for emergencies or a quick picnic in the park! My gramma’s butterfly applique quilt is worn and tattered but still displayed on my daughters top bunk! Thanks!!
Abby
Oct 10, 2008 at 12:47 pm

Who doesn’t love a great surprise?
sarah
Oct 10, 2008 at 1:45 pm

enter me!
Heather
Oct 10, 2008 at 2:17 pm

In my family my Nana made quilts for each newborn baby and now my Mom is doing the same thing for my children, her grandchildren.
diana hogle
Oct 10, 2008 at 2:58 pm

My oldest sister is a mother of 10 and she finds time to make beautiful quilts. I hope I win
kathy pease
Oct 10, 2008 at 2:59 pm

PLEASE COUNT ME IN ON THIS AWESOME GIVEAWAY :)
Julianne
Oct 10, 2008 at 5:20 pm

I really like this idea. I have several old quilts and crocheted throws from my great grandmothers. How sad it would be for my children to throw them out someday after my death, not remembering the heritage to them.

Thank you for helping me to protect our family’s heritage.
Kari Follett
Oct 10, 2008 at 5:49 pm

My grandmother who passed away 12 years ago had a lovely quilt that I now cherish.
Jennifer Reda
Oct 10, 2008 at 6:40 pm

thanks for the contest
Veronica Garrett
Oct 10, 2008 at 6:49 pm

Mother loved to quilt. All her children have her quilts.
Samantha Pruitt
Oct 10, 2008 at 7:45 pm

Blogtoberfest is so much fun!
Sarah Z
Oct 10, 2008 at 8:03 pm

My mom is a big quilter - wish I was!
Betty C
Oct 10, 2008 at 8:08 pm

My mother and grandmother always hand quilted but with a full time job and children I never had the time. But I have machine quilted queen and king sized quilts for my daughters and numerous baby quilts for my grandchildren.
Donna Wilde
Oct 10, 2008 at 8:10 pm

I would love to win a surprise!
Donna Kozar
Oct 10, 2008 at 9:17 pm

Cute story
Cori Westphal
Oct 10, 2008 at 10:37 pm

this is such a sweet site. Thanks for the surprise contest!
Deanne S
Oct 11, 2008 at 8:57 pm

I’d love to learn to quilt. I have seen how you can take your children’s baby clothes/blankets and create a quilt….I’d love to do that.
Nancy J Markosky
Oct 12, 2008 at 9:01 am

i still have the quilt my grandmother made for me using pieces of all my old pajamas.
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cindy
Oct 13, 2008 at 7:20 pm

i have one quilt that my grandma made. it’s string quilt. made from all the dresses she made for my sister and i. i have passed it on to my daughter. so many memories.
cindy
Audra
Oct 14, 2008 at 10:31 am

I love having a quilt my great grandmother made.
Ginger
Oct 14, 2008 at 2:06 pm

Not yet a quilter, but would love to learn!
tiffany pettey
Oct 16, 2008 at 2:35 pm

i am curious now…what is it?
Peggy Gorman
Oct 16, 2008 at 5:56 pm

That was a wonderful surprise for you to find
missdenise
Oct 17, 2008 at 9:58 am

My aunt is an amazing quilter. I have picked up a few tips from her. Thanks for the chance!
Heather C
Oct 17, 2008 at 11:46 am

I don’t quilt right now, but my mother has started a great tradition of quilting using our old tshirts. It’s really cool!
Deb
Oct 17, 2008 at 1:15 pm

My grandmother saved scraps from favorite articles of clothing and made a “memories” quilt with them. It was neat to look at that quilt and be flooded with warm memories of me wearing that favorite dress to grade school, or Mom wearing that apron as she made homemade biscuits… a great tradition that needs to be brought back.
Samantha Pruitt
Oct 17, 2008 at 4:07 pm

i’d love to start quilting, it would be a good hobby!
kathy pease
Oct 17, 2008 at 4:23 pm

quilts are sooooooooo beautiful :)

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