Quilting & Patchwork Mentioned on Tales of the Trails End Quilters
May 4, 2008 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Home & Living
Tales of the Trails End Quilters blog consists of stories about my quilting heritage.
My quilting heritage began at Trails End Farm in Milan, New York. There I often sat beside my grandmother cutting squares and sewing them by hand. Eventually I realized that my mother and her sister, their grandmother, and others made quilts here, too. Now my daughter, granddaughter, and I carry on this Trails End quilting tradition from our New Hampshire home.
I delve into the genrations of quiltmakers in my family, going back to my great grandmother. I know she quilted and attended quilting bees at neighbors’ homes because my grandfather, her son, comments on this in his writing. (He kept journals as well as writing for the local newspaper in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s.)
Stories of one’s quilting heritage and memories of quilts and “blankies” made by ancestors and living relatives have great meaning to many quilters and non-quilters, as recognized by guest posters and visitors to my blog. (You’ll also find reference to these and other stories at the Trails End Quilters blog.)
(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen
