A People and Their Quilts 11 - Saving Scraps and Back Pockets
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- Опубликовано: 7 мар 2024
- In this video series we are reading the book "A People and Their Quilts" written by John Rice Irwin and talking about the things that prick our minds as a way to celebrate Appalachia.
First reading from book: • A People and Their Quilts
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Wouldn’t it be a wonderful experience now to talk to people about quilts from their history. I always wonder if the next generation will care about this wonderful art form.
I would love that 😊
It is always a pleasure to spend Friday evenings with you and another story. I have enjoyed the quilt stories very much. I still cherish the quilt my grandmother made for my baby bed when I was born 81 years ago. It is much loved and faded but soft and lovely. Thanks for all you do to enrich my life. 😊
It always amazes me the stunning quilts they made from so little they had. Thank you for reading Tipper.
Me too Robin 😊
I just had to tell this story,my husband and myself went to look at the old house that his great grandparents lived in years ago ,well my husband owned the land and was going to sell it ,well I wanted the old iron bed that was in the house,as we were taking it apart to our suprise between the old mattresses were 10 quilts we had to throw the top and the bottom away and the others didn’t have anything wrong with them .I brought them home and washed them and they look like new.The iron bed was beautiful and we painted it by a professional and it is beautiful too . We found family that we could share the quilts with and they were so happy ,as were we ❤
That is wonderful 😊
I’m so thankful you preserved them! How very special. If only they could tell their stories of who lovingly made them and when….
We do know who made them ,his great grandmother ,she had 5 children 3 married and one son who didn’t get married his sister was disabled and he helped his mother with his sister.She knew one day her and grandpa would pass on and their son would take care of his sister so she had already started making quilts for them,they lived way back in the country so she started making those quilts making sure they would always be warm.10 quilts she made and they were beautiful 😢
I think I love the people stories as much as I love the beautiful quilts.
These readings and apparently Mr. Irwin's book are really more about the people than about the quilts. I don't mind, but would like to spend an hour or two with the book to look closely at the quilts pictured. In fact, I wish Mr. Irwin had taken several shots, including closeups, of some of the quilts that are obviously masterpieces.
My people were artists with quilts...
We had both types.
Wonderful, your work is wonderful and important. Thank you...
I so enjoy sitting in my chair after supper on Friday night and listening to you read us stories. I find it interesting that they don’t use their quilts, but saved them. I am guessing at least part of that comes from not having much in the way of possessions. My own grandmother, Susie McNeelan Stewart, was orphaned at 4 years old and was parceled out to different relatives her whole life. She never owned much until she was an older adult and working. She was the same way with kitchen dish towels, she just bought them and saved them in a chest, “for hard times.” I love having the quilts on the beds, it’s homey and makes me happy. Have a great weekend, see ya Sunday ❤. TeresaSue
Thanks for this weeks reading about the history of quilting and the wonderful people sharing their beautiful quilts and how they got started with making them. It was fascinating hearing the one family that said they had never used the quilts and just stored them for safe keeping.
I also liked how the Mom said to stitch close together so that their toes wouldn't get caught up in the gaps. I look forward to next weeks reading.😊❤🙏🏻
Love these quilt stories as I'm working on a quilt❤. My sister had a quilt top that my granny made probably 70 years ago and she was able to square it up and just finished quilting it. It's a lone star pattern. Beautiful. Thanks for reading to us.
I’m listening to you read as I’m working on a Dresden quilt. I love to listen to audiobooks as I quilt. The elderly quilters of Blount County AL taught me to hand quilt and hand embroidery 20 years ago. I have a box full of flour and feedsacks that my grannie passed to me. She gave them to me just a few days before she passed away. 😭 Thank you for reading to us. It’s very calming and enjoyable.
I've quilted on a frame that was raised and lowered from the ceiling. That was when I lived in Farmersville, TX (just north of Dallas) in 1988-1990. I made my first quilt in 1967. It was all hand pieced and hand quilted. It was a crazy quilt for my Barbie made from scraps cut from the hems of my pajamas. My maternal grandmother taught me to hand sew when I was 5 or 6. We lived in the mountains and hollows of NE TN.
Oh my stars, where I grew up, changed so much in just a few years after I left in just a few years. I finally understood what my parents were saying about how it changed from when they grew up. As well as my grandparents.
Working on piecing a Double Irish Cross and sipping coffee while listening to Tipper. Perfect Sunday morning!😊
Just to think that nowadays folks treat recycling as if it’s a fairly new concept. There’s a multitude of things we could learn from our predecessors!!
Enjoyed 😊 My husbands aunt paced and quilted by hand she made many beautiful quilts she passed in the late 90s.
I have always valued old things even when I was a kid. I cherish all of my antiques but doubt the younger people under me will want the "old" stuff in their house.
This book is such a great read!! What I find truly amazing and somewhat humbling is that these folks created works of art and timeless keepsakes from mostly scraps and natural materials they had on their property. And without google, facebook or YT! lol
The pockets from pants as lining sounds great repurposing. Years ago my Daughter made me a good looking pocket storage wall using old, but still useable jean pockets. She took a board about 3' x 4' and affixed the pockets to the board after covering the entire board with sheets reclaimed jean cloth. It works for all of the small stuff like pens, envelopes, thermometer, pencils, and other " Things " that would lay in drawers and cups. Its been there on the wall for over 20 years.
Love that 😊
I too look forward to your reading about the quilts on Friday evenings. It just takes me away to more simple times when folks "made do, used up and wore out". I think I could live happily in a cabin in the middle of nowhere untouched by modern times, except for electric washing machines! Can you imagine washing a quilt by hand as described using full force to beat the dirt out? Maybe progress isn't so bad, Lol! Thanks for the reading.
I enjoyed hearing about the quilts and people who quilted them. I have several that were made for my family years ago when I married. My husband's mother quilted several for us and for the children as they came along. My daughter who is 49 still has the ones her grandma made her when she was a baby and little girl. I have kept the two boys' quilts to give to their children when they grow up and marry. My Mamaw made quilts in Ky but my mother never was interested in making them. As poor as the people were, they were able to make many beautiful quilts.
You were my bed time reading tonight. Thank you Tipper for the wonderful books and readings.
I am really Loving this book!!! It just brings back so many old memories for me!!! Thank yo again Tipper!!! God Bless Us All!!!
I never had a homeplace. But I enjoyed my parents places and relatives. Best times of my life. My homeplace was my mom. She did live in same place for 34 years. That was home for me.😊
Wonderful reading today. Thank you, Tipper. I recognized many patterns in the pictures. The Coiled Rattler is a Drunkard's Path variation. Saving enough tobacco pouches for a quilt back would have taken a long time to accumulate. So thrifty and even more treasured. I really identified with how the importance of old things has really shifted back to be thought special.
I wait all week for these readings! I'm in my 8th year of quilting and absolutely love these stories. I ordered a used book from Amazon ❤ You read these stories so well. I kick back and can get lost in them, reminiscing about my grandmother and great grandmother who both passed before I came along, but were quilters. I was lucky enough to get some quilt blocks they worked on together recently from my cousin and Aunt.
So glad you enjoy them!!
Those quilts are really something. I like particularly like the one by Miss Baker, looking like acorn leaves on it. God bless y'all.
The things these folks saved that we would never have thought to save! The pocket linings! So interesting and humbling. Thank you for sharing ❤
I really enjoy hearing you read these great books.So much rich history.
Great story thanks for sharing 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Yes life sure keeps changing. Time waits for no man as the saying goes. But the quilts are so lovely they were so talented thank you Tipper God bless ❤
First !!! Glad to be first to hear the newest episode. Thank you.
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I love the applique quilt in Tiny's photo. The closely parallel- quilted rows are like an exclamation point on a beautiful piece like that. Definitely meant to be used only on special occasions!
Thank you Tipper for another fascinating chapter reading !👏👏👏👏I enjoy this manner in sharing biographies!
Loved your reading so much! I have always loved quilts and it’s so interesting to hear about them from these people. Each quilt is so special. 😃
Thank you for reading this story. It is so interesting. I wish I could have met Mr. Irwin, he seems such a down to earth man.
I wish I could visit those old home places too. Hear the stories the people could tell and see their quilts and what other treasures were in their chests. It makes me sad when I see how much some places and people have changed and I'm only in my 40's. I hate when smaller places grow. It's happening where I live too.
I love listening to your reading aloud. Momma was from near Berea, KY & daddy was born in Leslie County, TN on the other side of the Smokey’s. Your voice and diction remind me of Momma’s sisters and Grandma. I found a copy of this book and now own it. I appreciate what you are doing to share our shared histories. Daddy made baskets and brooms, carved, hunted, etc.
Very interesting chapter, I too would love to live in a place away from town. Enjoyed the video.
When we had chickens we had to buy laying mash for them. Laying mash had to be stored and shipped in a tight weave cloth sack because it was ground finer than other animal feeds. They were sewed with a chain stitch so, if you could start it right, you could unravel the whole thing at once. Mommy washed and reused all those sacks and there were lots of them. I don't remember exactly what she did with them but I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of them end up as backing for a quilt.
Eventually the cloth sacks stopped and were replaced by paper. What a shame!
I was surprised to learn of saving pockets for the quilt lining. I’d never heard of that but it’s very resourceful.
Listened first 10 minutes - will finish tonight!!!
Going to try sunchokes this summer along with brussel sprouts !!
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Thank You dear Tipper 🙏
Enjoyed!!
My great Aunt Dorothy made quilts. My mom crochet blankets and tablecloths. 😊
These quilts were so beautiful thanks Tipper
Thank you for sharing another beautiful reading from this book.
Oh how I would like to have learned to quilt like them older quilters did by hand. I’m like you Tipper, I sure hope the family members cared enough to take and care for those beautiful old quilts. So many younger generation just don’t want their parents, or grandparents old stuff, no matter how valued or cared for it is. Sad.
Ya know Tipper. I've been designing the blue prints for my (soon to be) home, that I'm building inside my large metal garage. And I think I've got a great idea. I think I'll get my Grandma's old wooden quilt frame and either attach it to the wall or the ceiling, in my new bedroom. That would be a great way to have it safe and where I can enjoy it, as well as a place where I can keep the old quilts and quilt tops all safe and together. No one but me will be able to see them, but I'll sure enjoy them. Plus, no one else would even appreciate them like they should be appreciated. Having my Momma's quilts, and Grandma's quilting frame in my room attached to the ceiling or wall would be like having them tuck me in for bed. And there's nothing better than that.
Great idea!!
Tipper thank you this was such a wonderful reading I am enjoying this ànd i agree with you about it would be wonderful to be out away from everything like that i don't like change either i untit has to happen but i don't have to like it lol.
Please keep me in your prayers I'm sure needing all i can get my Dr is trying to get me a electric wheelchair where my legs are just not supporting me and im falling more they arw really concerned about me breaking a hip or more than one thing . I still can't believe I'm 59 yrs old and all this has happened in last 3 years i miss doing my flower beds and yard so much. I still thankful for what i can do even if its very little.
Sending you all Prayers and Blessings, love and much appreciation🙏🕊️🙏💖
Suzie-I'm so sorry your issues are continuing!! I will continue to hold you up in prayers. God bless you!!
@@CelebratingAppalachia Tipper, thank you for taking the time to reply I know you get so many comments this is so sweet 🥲 I sure appreciate being kept in your prayers and I so enjoy seeing everything you all are doing getting ready for spring and summer. I’m looking forward to seeing your grand babies what a blessing. I hope you all have a wonderful blessed Sunday God bless you all 🙏🏻🩵🙏🏻
Lovely video! Thanks for sharing ❤
Amazing ❤️💯❤️
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I loved this reading because my grandfather was named Lloyd Baker and we had an aunt Ula . Not sure if she was actually an aunt or a cousin. If they were an older cousin out of respect we would give her aunt status.
Hello, Ms Tipper! Just stopping by to say hi and hope y'all have a blessed day.
Thank you! You too!
I'm like you Tipper, i don't like change. If it ain't broke don't fix it.
Love this history 🤗❤️
I love your reading ❤
Wonderful
I enjoyed this.❤😊
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Talking about cars my brother has our dads mock 1 1972 mustang. It needs alot of work but nice.
I think you should read some type of fiction book next! Maybe prodigal summer by Barbara kingsolver
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These quilters were washing and ironing their scraps for stuffing in the quilt 🤔
You notice people talk about white settlers instead of Irish or English. John Rice said in Alex Stewart that was because people just did not know where they came from. That makes it hard to promote stability and I wonder I you would compare an Afro-English person with a pure Russian immigrant. I could go either way on that. However, whenever I think about the Alex Stewart book, the thing that always comes to mind for me is that they did not pay property taxes. Now, China owns much of the farmland.
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Poignant.
Everything these days seems so disposable. It's difficult for me to find anything pretty or attractive unless I go to a thrift store or antique shop. When my father, who has now passed, moved, he started just throwing things away. My mother had already passed, so there wasn't anyone close by to stop him. I received a call from him one day. He said just this, "I'm getting ready to throw away all these books, if you want them you better get down here and get them." I was absolutely panicked. I was all the way up here in Murphy, and my dad's house was 700 miles away. Plus, my youngest son was only 4 months old, and my husband was a long haul trucker, and he was gone for the week. Well, first thing that next morning, I packed myself and my baby into my little Jeep and began the treck. We arrived that night. I was saddened to find he had already thrown things away that I would have loved to have had. When I tried to explain to him that these things were important to me and my siblings, he said, "that old junk is just stuff I grew up with." Well my father was born in 1934 so one can just imagine what all he was calling "junk." I called my siblings and told them they better get themselves down there to FL if they wanted anything. I rented a little trailer to hitch to my Jeep. I saved just as much as I could. Books, photo albums, kitchen gadgets, bowls, old letters from family members, and on and on. I'm sure I pulled more weight than was probably good for my little Jeep but it came through for me and future generations. I never was able to explain it to my father in a way that he would believe. I'm so thankful I made that trip. I have an entire wall of book shelves just completely packed full of books my mother had bought over all her life. None of my four siblings wanted any of the books so I as far as I'm concerned, won the lottery. One of my favorite books is all about quilting stiches and patterns. I'm also thankful Tipper is reading this book to us. It has definitely revived my passion for quilts.
I'm so glad you were able to get some of the things!!