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Hermit-The-Prog

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3. A hand made quilt is for comfort -- warmth plus memoirs
Tue Feb 16, 2021, 07:49 PM
Feb 2021

I keep all the quilts my mother made for me in safe storage. It's hard to see the stitches in some, she made them so fine. I have one that she made when I was very young. It was made from the parts of hand-me-down clothing that weren't worn out. I can recognize bits of shirts, jackets, pants that my siblings and I had. Those bits carry memories of the wearers and shared moments.

Bought, mass produced, machine stitched quilts are what I use on the bed. It takes a couple of those to do what one old quilt does. The batting is thinner, I guess.

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A suggestion. [View all] Blue_true Feb 2021 OP
This is not a lost skill. Popcorn 51 Feb 2021 #1
Interesting you should post about that..... MyOwnPeace Feb 2021 #5
I've got an afghan blanket.... MyOwnPeace Feb 2021 #2
A hand made quilt is for comfort -- warmth plus memoirs Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2021 #3
My sister designed and made a quilt for my dad. BigmanPigman Feb 2021 #4
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