Originally Posted by craftybear
I was visiting my parents and my mom showed me a quilt that my dad's mom made years ago. It is all hand pieced and hand quilted (fan pattern). My mom told me it was made in the 1930's or before. My grandmother died the day after I was born as she lived long enough to know she had a granddaughter. My mom told me that I could have that quilt as it was in the will when my dad dies that I get the quilt.
The quilt was made from her own clothes. How awesome!
I would make a label telling the story and stitch it on the back. the history of so many quilts is lost when there is no label to tell about it.