I've posted before about the talented women I've descended from in my family. Well, here is picture proof. My mom and I are working on a quilt journal - taking pictures of all of the family quilts, and journaling about who made them and when they were made. Here are a few of my favorites. Be inspired -I am.Made by my Great-Grandma Chancey
Made by my Great-Great Aunt Evelyn
(given to Grandma and Grandaddy as a wedding gift in 1950)
Made by my Great-Great Grandma Abbot, circa 1950
Hand pieced by my Great-Grandfather when he was 9 yrs old. Made from scraps of mens shirts- circa 1910
Made by my Great-Great-Grandma Chancey. She dyed feed sacks and used that for the backing.
Sampler Quilt- Made by my Great-Grandma Chancey
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