National Quilting Day 2020
I
was excited to learn that today was National Quilting Day. I remember my granny
and great granny having quilts on their bed. Some were thicker than others and
they were so pretty. All the vibrant colors and their amazing patterns. Several
of them look torn and tattered too. You could tell that they had been around a
long time.
When I think about how quilts were once made (by hand) I can't even begin to fathom the time and dedication it took to cut all the squares out. Then sew it by hand. What dedication our grannies had. Tenacity to see it through to fruition. Hours upon hours.
When I think about how quilts were once made (by hand) I can't even begin to fathom the time and dedication it took to cut all the squares out. Then sew it by hand. What dedication our grannies had. Tenacity to see it through to fruition. Hours upon hours.
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| A cousin made this quilt for me |
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| the reversed side of my quilt |
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| My cousin, Rosie's quilt |
I've
read that it takes approximately 100 hours to make a quilt. That equates to a
little over 4 days if a person was working the full 24 hours a day on that
quilt!!! That must be with a sewing machine, but can you imagine sewing a King-sized
quilt by hand after cutting out all the different pieces needed for it? Our
grannies and ancestors were dedicated in days of yesterday.
I've often thought to myself one day I would learn how to make a
quilt. I received a sewing machine for Christmas a couple of years ago that I
use in my crafting projects. How hard would it be to sew a quilt? All I would
need is some material, (old shirts, old pants, quarter squares), grab some
batting, pins, needle, thread, rotary tool and a self-healing mat. I might need
an iron (not sure why) and sewing machine. I might even find a quilting class
at our local library. That would be fun to get a group of friends together to
learn quilting together.
National
Quilting Day is observed on March 21, 2020. It celebrates quilts and those who
make them annually on the third Saturday in March. The National Quilting
Association started National Quilting Day in 1991. Their members passed a
resolution in Lincoln, Nebraska, on June 1991.
A
quilt is a type of bed cover, traditionally composed of 3 layers of fiber: a
woven cloth top, a layer of batting or wadding and a woven back combined using
the technique of quilting. A quilt is distinguishable from other types of
blankets because it is pieced together with several pieces of cloth. “Quilting”
refers to the technique of joining at least two fabric layers by stitches or
ties. (With material from Wikipedia) This text has been taken from www.cute-calendar.com
I
am the Admin of a Cousin’s Facebook group from my 2nd Great Grandfather's line
on my mother's Paternal side (try saying that 3 times in a row!) I posted a notice in there on Saturday about it
being National Quilting Day and asked if anyone had a quilt their Ancestors had
made. I received a photo of this gem from my cousin, Naomi.
It
is between 50 and 60 years old and was made by Naomi's grandmother, Minnie Mae McLeod Monk. I love the color
choices and the simplicity in the quilt. What a priceless piece of family
history Naomi has to treasure for years to come. It's funny how I tie my blogs
into family history and genealogy. I love it!!!
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| Quilt made by Minnie Mae McLeod Monk |
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| Ms. Bertie's quilt. She is 18 months old. |
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| backside of Ms. Bertie's quilt |
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I made a quilt from velvet scraps years ago. When we moved I stored some things in a storage building where everything got moldy, including my velvet quilt. I've made a few small t-shirt quilts and plan to make a memory quilt from Lia's shirts
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilts makes me wish I had my quilt my grandmother made me but they was lost in our house fire.
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