By far, the dearest quilt to me is the one I call my Four Generation Quilt.
I found the quilt pieces in my mothers UFOs when she passed away. Some were partially finished with a red center and red binding on the wheel. I couldn't match the red, so I ripped it all off. When I went to Lucy's Fabrics in New Glasgow, the ladies ooohed and ahhhed over the quilt pieces. They told me it was made in the 1930's. I investigated, and found out my Grandmother, Alberta Clark Sanderson, pieced the blocks, but became ill, and didn't finish them. How my Mom (Marjorie Sanderson MacLean) got them, I dont' know, but I got them from her stuff. I rebound the circles, put new centers on the circles, squared up the blocks and added red sashing with blue corner blocks. There was extra unbleached cotton found with the blocks, and on that was stamped a mark of q
uality, that we cannot identify. I added this to the back of the quilt, as well as the story and the names of who worked on it.
uality, that we cannot identify. I added this to the back of the quilt, as well as the story and the names of who worked on it.My daughter Adele helped me quilt the quilt, thus, it's four generations.I added prairie points to the quilt before I bound it. I'm very very proud of the way it turned out.
Your comments would be appreciated.
Heather
