Saturday, July 24, 2010

We know what she was thinking

From time to time I post an unusual quilt and ask the question "What was she thinking?"  and we have fun speculating.  Today I have a variation on this game called "We know what she was thinking."  No speculation necessary in this case!

I posted this one on the APQ blog some time ago, so some of you may remember it.  But hey, its summer, everything is a rerun.

This turn-of-the-century doll quilt came with a note attached.

The note reads:  Patchwork sewed by Aunt Mary circa 1902.  1st last and only--done under protest
We know what Aunt Mary was thinking.
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15 comments:

  1. BethJuly 24, 2010 at 1:58 PM

    Oh I just love the note. Guess quilting was not her thing hu?

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  2. SueJuly 24, 2010 at 2:00 PM

    Love it- Sewing was obviously not her favorite thing- I wonder what she did like doing.

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  3. UnknownJuly 24, 2010 at 2:05 PM

    That's too funny;) We tend to think that everybody that ever made a quilt enjoyed it, especially way back when. I am sure that there were girls that preferred to play with rocks and mud...otherwise we would never have had sufferage;)
    Happy Quilting!!

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  4. Marsha BJuly 24, 2010 at 3:41 PM

    That is a great little quilt and the note is so special. I guess she didn't enjoy quilting but she must have loved her niece a lot to do it anyway!

    I grew up on a farm and we ended up with a lot of stray dogs. One of them arrived with a note attached to her collar! It told us about her, everything except her name. We ended up calling her Susie.

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  5. DianaJuly 24, 2010 at 3:46 PM

    Funny how you can see her personality shine through in that note!

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  6. HomeSpunPrimsJuly 24, 2010 at 4:00 PM

    Poor aunt Mary! My MIL always said she couldn't see cutting a piece of fabric in tiny pieces only to sew it back together again! She is 91 now. To each his own I guess. We all have different things that interest us.

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  7. KarenJuly 24, 2010 at 4:55 PM

    Oh, how amusing. And how wonderful to have a note attached with the maker's feelings so freely given.

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  8. ---"Love"July 24, 2010 at 5:30 PM

    Yes, I do remember that quilt and note from APQ days, and it is still as amusing now as it was then. I agree; we pretty well know what she was thinking! Probably something like "I'll do it this time, but don't ever ask me to do it again!"---"Love"

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  9. a good yarnJuly 24, 2010 at 8:49 PM

    Poor Aunt Mary - she yearned for more adventurous pastimes. Ann :-)

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  10. LoriJuly 25, 2010 at 9:54 AM

    What a hoot!!! Thanks for the laugh!

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  11. Connie204July 25, 2010 at 4:01 PM

    Thanks for the rerun. That's just too funny.
    Sometimes I feel the same way, when I have to cook lots. Connie204

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  12. SharonJuly 25, 2010 at 4:57 PM

    I wonder what she would have preferred doing? Thanks for the laugh!

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  13. ChristineJuly 25, 2010 at 7:25 PM

    Hehehe!! :)

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  14. BarbJuly 26, 2010 at 11:57 AM

    oh, that is brilliant!

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  15. Lee Prairie DesignsJuly 27, 2010 at 7:31 AM

    How special is that little note!!! If she had a sewing machine that are available today I am sure she would love sewing little doll quilts! Carolyn

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