Hi everyone,
Well, this was a nice surprise… I have something very special to share today. Joy sent me these pictures this evening and it’s fun to imagine the woman who made what you’re about to see. What was she like and did she make this out of necessity or because she was a fabric lover?
Joy will give us the details…
Hi Jeanne, hope that all is going well today for you and George. Always have you two in my thoughts.
So, I finally was able to dig out a very old quilt made by my great great grandmother Amanda, who was born in Kentucky in 1824. She married in 1843, in Indiana, I was told by my grandmother that it came from her mother, my great grandmother Joanna. My grandmother, Margaret, was born in 1894, in Mine LaMotte, Missouri. Anyway, as keeper of a lot of the family history, the quilt has been residing here for over fifty years. I believe that the quilt was made between 1840, and 1897, as Amanda, was married in 1843, and died in 1897, when my grandmother was three. Anyway, it is very well used and is large. I took the pictures of it laying on top of a queen sized bed.
I am not a quilt expert, but maybe some of you out there may have some idea of the pattern? I always liked it as it was unusual as it was in black and red.
It is very well used and looks by the darker squares that it was patched perhaps with some of the original fabric at some point with the darker black squares.
The backing looks to be muslin. I tried to show the binding method in the folded back photo.
Maybe you can use it Jeanne, if you need a filler.
Take care,
Joy
Thanks Joy… I bet that was magnificent the day it was finished… it’s still beautiful!
Tomorrow we’re going to travel back to the 1950’s with Linda Gronvall! Please stay tuned!!!
See you tomorrow!
Blessings, Jeanne
Hi all,
I realized tonight that I missed TWO days of Jeanne’s blog! Oops….I did go back and read all the comments, and added one of my own on each of the blog posts. Jeanne, so glad you were able to find those shoes and adapt them to work for George. And Linda, I enjoyed seeing the wall quilt and your front walk.
Joy what a thrill to see this antique quilt. It’s too bad that the darker fabrics have kind of disintegrated, but those older, intensely-colored dyes will do that over time. Still, you can see all the time and skill went into this quilt. I can’t help you with a pattern name, sorry, but I do like it!
Well, Monday I went to see a new (to me) ENT person, a very nice ARNP named Sarah. I’ve had problems with dizziness off and on since childhood, and she thinks that some physical therapy balance training will help, so I have an appointment coming up for that. She also thinks I would benefit from hearing aids in both ears, particularly those that can be programmed with “white noise”, etc., might help reduce the constant ringing in my ears (for over 50 years now, every waking moment). My hearing is especially bad in my left ear, but also worsening in my right one. If I could get rid of the ringing in my head, I’m willing to try.
We’ve been in the middle of quite a rainy period, although today it was dry–and got up to 65-70 in various areas around Seattle! It set new records in this area. Tomorrow reality will hit again, and we’re back into the 50s for a high.
I got the cone trees finished and took pictures today, so will try to get those off to Jeanne in the next couple of days.
First, Charlotte, I did see your comments from yesterday. Thank you for liking the photos! My front yard is not as flat as it looks there, but is slightly sloping downward, but not too hard to navigate. However the back is another story! Very downhill, and hard to keep upright while working there! So glad to hear that you are getting help with your dizziness and hearing problems. Tell me what you find. I have worn a hearing aid, just one, since I was 10 years old, and they have come a long way in that time.
Joy, that quilt is fabulous! It reminds me of my college colors, which are red and black! As amazing as it looks now, being as old as it is, I can’t imagine how colorful it must have been when new! Your great grandmother certainly had an eye for color, and what a labor of love it must have been to make it! Lucky you, to have it!