Quilting
Aunt Bill Rambles
This week I ast Billie if’n I could tell you folks about her wall hanging. When she belonged to East Cobb Quilt Guild in Marietta, Georgie she wuz give three pieces of material and wuz allowed to use a extra piece or two and had to make a wall hanging. Well she decided to use…
Read MoreCrazy Quilt — Table Runner
For years I had seen crazy quilts, but had never had a yen to make one, and then all of a sudden when I saw another (not very well made) the bug bit me. I had the fever big time and asked friends to contribute scraps. What a pleasure this was. I made 12 blocks…
Read MoreA Week to Remember September 2001
It’s a blank screen as I sit here staring at this machine with the deadline looming in front of me; however, this week at the Windy Knoll has been much like anybody else has had – one of grief, horror and concern. Life on the farm (as everywhere else) has to go on and I…
Read MoreAunt Bill Rambles about quilts
Well, I didn’t know what in the world I’d tell y’all about today and I ast Billie if I could talk about one of her quilts. She’s got a bunch of ’em and has give a bunch away, too. One quilt of hers that I lack is called Charm quilt and hit won some kind…
Read MoreThe Story of Two Old Quilts
The year was 1947. John and I eloped in 1945 and I trailed around with him while he was in the U. S. Air Force. Did you know it was called Army Air Corps before U. S. Air Force? In 1947 he was now home and we were trying to begin our lives together in…
Read MoreAunt Bill Rambles about Quilt Display
A few weeks ago I told you about a woman what come here and wanted to talk about old quilts. Would you believe she come here again last week and wanted some quilts to show in their display? You ort to a seen the ones she wanted. I can’t believe the quilts she took — wadd’n…
Read MoreAlbertville Museum Quilt Display
A few weeks ago the museum director and a friend came to talk to me about quilts — old quilts. We had the nicest visit, as you know, quilts are my thing. The plan is for the museum to have an old quilt display and I was asked to come tell tales, etc. and I was…
Read MoreSacks and Their Many Uses 2007
Many years ago about this time the planting on the farm would be completed and ladies would now be trying to get that stubborn black lettering out of the sacks. Ladies used all kinds of methods for letter removal — soaking, scrubbing and rubbing on the rub board, but nothing caused the black lettering to…
Read MoreWashing Quilts 1991
As I put a quilt in the washing machine I couldn’t help but remember when we used to wash quilts (and such) at the Windy Knoll. Back then Daddy would build a fire around the wash pot filled with water that had been drawn from the well by hand. Soaked pieces seemed to come clean easier — or so it…
Read MoreVaried Room Uses 1999
The linens have been laundered and returned to the bed to await the next sleep-over company and now this room is to be used for something I doubt it’s ever been used for before. It’s July and time to harvest spent hydrangea blossoms for drying and that’s just what’s happening today. With clippers and large…
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