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Tales of the Trails End Quilters blog consists of stories about my quilting heritage.
My quilting heritage began at Trails End Farm in Milan, New York. There I often sat beside my grandmother cutting squares and sewing them by hand. Eventually I realized that my mother and her sister, their grandmother, and others made quilts here, too. […]
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I’m still learning about importing photos into my posts, so couldn’t get this one posted to accompany the story about Kristen King’s Teddy Bear Quilt that Granny made.
So…now (with Kristen’s help)…here it is for you to see. Then click on the link above to relate it to the story. I can see why Kristen treasures it. Granny […]
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Making quilts and coverlets for children and grandchildren has been a legacy from mothers and grandmothers for decades. My grandmother hand stitched quilts for my three siblings and me. In fact, I still have that bed size quilt I helped her make although it’s quite worn and loved.
I made Rail Fence quilts for my grandchildren. In fact, my […]
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Kristen’s Teddy Bear Quilt from Granny
Guest post by Kristen King
(Today Kristen shares with us the story surrounding the quilt Granny made for her. This probably will bring back memories for you…either quilts you received as a child or ones you’ve made for children and grandchildren.)
Quilts have always been in my home, so it wasn’t until […]
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MEMORIES OF GRANNY’S QUILTS
Guest post by Kristen King
(From time to time I shall have guest posts by other quilters and quilt lovers. Kristen King, who also blogs at b5media, shares her memories of her great-grandmother’s quilts in this and some subsequent posts.)
By all rights, quilting should be in my blood. Sewing of some sort should […]
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As I read my grandfather’s writings, Fifty Years Ago, Rural Life from 1876, I was delighted to realize he had included information about his mother’s quilting at Trails End Farm, in Dutchess County, NY. I know from this that my quilting heritage definitely traced back to my great grandmother, Mary Barker Coon.
Papa Coon, as our […]
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Quilter and blogger, Jean Murray, visited the International Quilt Festival/Chicago and was in awe of the numbers of quilters, displays, and quilting supply booths. She reports about this adventure, Baby Boomer Women are HOT for Quilting!, at her b5media blog, Small Business Boomers, she co-authors with Jim Gordon.
Unbelievable. The traffic getting there was backed up for miles, with […]
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Among our weekly crafty suggestons, you’ll find journal keeping, quilting memory journaling, knitted dolls, custom soaps, collage techniques, scissor shapening tips, and mixed media monograms. Even quilters like to dip into other types of art.
Heather at A Creative Journal gives us 14 Reasons to Keep a Visual Journal
Check out Noreen’s Esperanza - Knitted Doll of Hope […]
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May this be a blessed and lovely Easter for you and yours. Even though the grandchildren are older (beyond believing in the bunny), they still enjoy the Easter egg hunt their mom arranges each year. They were up early before church for it this morning.
However, the bunny did make a visit for Easter! The youngsters […]
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We gathered around tables in the basement of a church in Meredith, NH. There must have been about 25 ladies working on a project with Michael James as instructor. This was in the earlier days of his quilting (in the 1980s) when he came to central New Hampshire to offer his workshop.
I don’t recall exactly […]
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