No stitching so far this weekend due to the garage sale yesterday. It was so much work but we cleared out lots of stuff!
Here is another treasure recently found by Daughter #3.
Isn’t it fun? It appears the maker used a very thick cotton batting. The backing and sashing are the same, very thin fabric. You can clearly see the seam allowances shadowing through.
It is worn, too worn to risk washing it. I love the quilting on it.
Sadly, I know nothing of the maker. I wonder what her life was like. Was this one of many utility quilts made to keep her family warm? It isn’t a show quit, it was clearly made to be used, and heavily. If this quilt could talk, the stories it might tell……birth, babies napping in the sun, marriages, tents made by children, the sick and dying……I guess those are the stories my quilts could tell also. Perhaps that is why I am so drawn to these old textiles.
Hoping to get some stitching time in later today. Have a wonderful Sunday!
Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the LORD will be greatly praised. (Proverbs 31:30 NLT)
KatyQuilts 
What a shame that these old quilts can’t share their stories. 😉 I’d much rather see an old quilt, all loved and used like this one than one that’s pristine. Nothing makes me sadder than a quilt that’s been stored instead of used.