Yesterday I told you the story about my vintage tulip quilt from my Aunt Mary. I loved this quilt so much, not only because I think it is beautiful and all the memories that go with it, but because my Aunt Mary made it. I have made many reproductions of this quilt by tracing the tulips to make my own pattern. I made my first grandson, Joey, one like it with a few modifications in 1992.
The second picture is the last tulip quilt I made. It is hand quilted around the tulips as I wanted it to be soft and cuddly. The third picture is the back of my quilt.
I cannot look at Aunt Mary’s quilt without seeing her sitting at her machine in front of the window just sewing the day away. She had an outside building that housed her wringer washer and a small heating stove that she called her wash house. There was a cellar under the shed where she kept her homemade jars of fruits and vegetables. It was yesterday’s version of a ‘she-shed’. 🙂 Hooks were mounted on the shed’s ceiling with ropes attached. The ropes were also attached to her quilting frame and she could pull the frame up to the ceiling to get it out of the way when she wasn’t quilting and lowered when needed. In the winter we started a fire in the stove to warm up the shed and then quilt and/or wash clothes. Aunt Mary would put a big pot of pinto beans on the stove and by supper time we were ready.
I find it funny now when I get tired of moving my junk off my cutting table when I get ready to sew. Just think if I still had to carry water to fill up the washer, start a fire in the stove (after chopping the wood), pull the quilting frame down, and then start quilting. I am blessed.
Thank you for reading my story.
{{Hugs}} Peggy! Wonderful story you shared and fabulous memories of Aunt Mary. You both made me smile. What a good idea to pull the quilting frame out of the way when she wasn’t using it. She sounds like she was a very creative person, and she taught you a lot. ~smile~ Roseanne
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Thanks Roseanne. She always found the bright side to everything.
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That’s a wonderful way to live life. I’m sure a lot of that rubbed off on you, too. ~smile~
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Memories at so nice to have. Great post.
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Thank you.
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loved reading about your vintage quilt, and your wonderful memories 🙂
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Thank you Alice.
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Peggy: I love the story of the tulip quilt and Aunt Marie. I can see the wash house in my mind. I want to go there!
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Thank you Sandra. I still miss it.
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I enjoyed the rest of the story and I love how you made a tulip quilt too! My grandmother in Pennsylvania had a cellar where she stored her canned jars, I remember it from visiting her as a child.
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Thanks Tierney. I had a problem with that cellar. I was always afraid the door would close. It never did, but I was very fast getting the requested jars. 🙂
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Lovely. Family, traditions, continue to keep the love and value of new memories made. Thank you for sharing.
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Thank you Mona.
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What amazing memories you have! And I love that you have remade the quilt–a great way to honor your aunt!
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Thank you Kerry
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