Today is my Great Grandma Story's birthday. She was such a sweet lady. She would hand quilt a full size quilt for each of her kids, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and even great great grandchildren. I still have my quilt on my bed and love it. It is peach with lots of flowers on it (my bedroom was peach and green when I was younger). I got it when I was pretty young, I would say around 10. She would give it to you as a Christmas present and the was the BEST gift to get and it was so exciting when you were up to get your quilt! She was a speedy quilter and would get about 8-10 quilts done in a year, and she would get them to her grandkids at a pretty young age. The funny thing is, there was a wayward thumbtack that got bound into my quilt. The post broke off, so it doesn't poke you, but sometimes rolling over, you get a surprise. I wouldn't take it out though, it gives it charm and character. She never pieced her tops, she would only use preprinted fabric to quilt on. I love making the quilt tops but I don't like hand quilting them. Maybe when I get older I will take the time to quilt my quilts.
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