Grandma Nace's Quilt
Sulmena (also spelled Sulmana and Sulmenia) Frances Spence NaceThis picture of my Great-Grandma Nace hangs in my living room.
In my living room, I also keep a quilt that she made when she was younger. I don't know how old it is, but it's well over a hundred. Grandma Nace died in 1945, several months before was born.
All the stitches were done by hand, and all the fabric is cotton. It's lined with a light layer of cotton, so it must have been made as a summer quilt. A quilter once told me the pattern is "Drunkard's Path."
Anyhow, when I touch this quilt, I touch my past.
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Labels: family history, Nace
posted by Becky Mushko | 4:32 PM
2 Comments:
I have a picture like that on my living room wall and a quilt like that on my bed. But it's from a stranger and made by a stranger. In the city, living in railroad room apartments, you couldn't save anything. So I have other people's relatives on my wall. I should blog about that. Kurt says it's not normal, lol.
Actually, I've known a couple of people who had unknown photos on their walls. They liked the look of the old pictures. Instant ancestors!
You should blog about it.
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