Crafts: Quilts

Quilts and cookbooks are similar to each other in that they tell stories about people, periods of time, and highlight creativity. I love to hear the stories behind quilts, what patterns were popular at certain times, and things like whose old shirt was cut up to make squares to keep a baby warm.

I've never made a quilt--maybe someday--but I come from a family of quiltmakers. My mother made/finished a quilt for my son, and she's the last person I would expect to be a quilter due to her job and travel schedule. Above is a quilt my great grandmother made, it's one of her better ones--she did have some odd color combinations, which is part of the charm in her quilts.