April 14th, 2008
QuiltingAndPatchwork.com
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 […]
By Mary Emma Allen -- 14 comments
December 28th, 2007
Quilters continue to respond to my posts about quilting, family times, and tea time rituals that bring back memories. They also share stories of memories-in-progress as they gather with children for cooking, crafts, sewing and quilting, as I did with my grandmother and aunt. We also created memories in my own home which span the […]
By Mary Emma Allen -- 2 comments
December 25th, 2007
Quilters often enjoy tea breaks or a cup of tea while they’re working. I like to try different types of tea and remember how my grandmother, who taught me to make quilts when I was eight-years old, enjoyed her tea break every afternoon.
Nanny would have her cup of tea while my aunts often sipped their […]
By Mary Emma Allen -- 6 comments
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