Victory Garden Quilts by Eleanor Burns
July 16, 2008 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Home & Living
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As I glanced through a quilting magazine, I saw an introduction to Victory Garden quilts by Eleanor Burns. Since I was a child during the Victory Garden years of World War II, in the 1940s, these brought back memories.
Even the fabrics were reminiscent of those we used in making clothing and other items in that era. These were fabrics like those used when I learned to sew, my grandmother pieced quilts by hand, and Auntie sewed aprons and hand towels.
Victory gardens, where Americans raised their own fruit and vegetables, often the first time for many, were popular then. Some also planted flowers …read more




