Are You Creating an Heirloom Quilt?
September 18, 2009 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Home & Living
We generally think of quilts and patchwork pieces made by grandmothers and other elders in our families as heirloom pieces.
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They are passed down through the years. So we try to discover their stories and learn more about the quilters and their place in our lives.
However, what about the quilts we make? Won’t they be heirlooms for our children and grandchildren? These could be:
- Quilts and fabric art you give as gifts
- Those that you show and win prizes for
- Fabric art you simply use around your home
- Quilts you make from fabrics with special meanings
- Those that use fabric from our children’s lives.
- Quilts we make from the fabric and memorabilia of a family member’s life – mother, father, aunts and uncles, grandmother and grandfather
Make sure you record the stories of these quilts, why and how you made them, where the fabric came from. Is there a special occasion associated with them? Take photos of the quilts to go along with the stories.
This makes me realize I must do this about the quilts of my ancestors and those I’ve made, as well as daughter and granddaughter.
What heirloom quilts have you made?
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