I've just received a wonderful story in my email. It comes from a woman whose family quilt I've just repaired. If anyone ever asks why history is important and fun and how quilts can be a part of history, here is the best answer!
Good morning. Last evening my grand daughters, Desmin 7 and Cecilia 3 were over for dinner and we were sitting in the dining room. Desmin was facing the quilt and Cecilia with her back to the quilt. The girls are usually very observant and notice anything different in our house but had said nothing about the quilt. Suddenly Cecilia said I love this and went over to touch the bottom of the quilt. Desmin who is quite the artist at her young age and since very small done lots of art projects with her grandpa and daddy and on her own, still said nothing. I said Desmin what do you think. She said, I just keep looking at the quilt and how beautiful it it is. Then she gets up and go to the quilt and very gently feels some of the patches and is especially interested in the beaded ones (sparkle ones). Then they wanted to know how old great great grandma would be. Desmin wanted to know how old she was when she made it, how long it took her and how she did it. The quilt lives on.
I recently posted
about the subject of this story, a sparkling crazy quilt. On that post, you will find lots more photos of the creative
and fun embellishments and fabrics on this quilt, and why there is a
ribbon on the quilt bearing the name "Nordd. Lloyd / D. Havel".
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