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In this guest post, Kristen King relates how Granny’s Quilt inspired her to attempt a baby gift quilt.  Although Kristen’s attempt was much simpler than Granny’s experienced project, I agree that Granny would have been proud.
Granny’s Quilt Inspires a Baby Quilt
Guest post by Kristen King
 There’s something so soothing about the systematic design of this white, flowered quilt, hand made by my great-grandmother, Flora, whom I always called Granny. The thin rectangles stitched into alternating squares and the narrow pure white border have always made me feel serene. Even when my bed was covered with much more dramatic, wild blankets and other …read more

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MEMORIES OF GRANNY’S QUILTS
Guest post by Kristen King
(From time to time I shall have guest posts by other quilters and quilt lovers.  Kristen King, who also blogs at b5media, shares her memories of her great-grandmother’s quilts in this and some subsequent posts.)
By all rights, quilting should be in my blood. Sewing of some sort should be, anyway. My great-grandmother, Flora, who I knew as Granny, made dozens of quilts in her lifetime. She also made countless doilies and dresses, shirts, skirts, you name it. She taught my mother to sew, and Mom made clothes for herself as a teen and …read more