Tying Great Grandmother’s Quilt

My granddaughter spread a large quilt on the deck the other evening and proceeded to re-tie it.  This quilt that I’d made for her great grandmother several years ago had come into her possession when Grandma GG went into an assisted living home.

Kara Mastin quilt; image by Kara

Now Kara is going to college and wants to take GG’s quilt with her.  Many of the ties had come out so it needed re-tying.  As she tied, and then her mom joined her, I thought, “The legacy of quilting goes on in our family.”

Beth, when she was Kara’s age, had helped me tie the original quilt for GG.  Now it had come full circle.  A grown-up Beth was working on the quilt with her daughter.

It’s also something I must write about for my Trails End Quilters blog, where I relate my quilting heritage.

(The quilt above was made by Kara for a project in American Studies.  It’s based on Civil War era patterns with Civil War reproduction fabrics.  Kara also is taking this to college.)