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Quilting and Patchwork

April 14th, 2008

Trails End Quilters of the 1870’s - My Quilting Heritage

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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 […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 14 comments

December 28th, 2007

Recording Your Quilting & Family Legacy

   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

Tea Breaks for Quilters

  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