I am so envious of those on this board who have been handed this tradition down through the generations. Those who have learned to quilt that way are amoung the luckiest people.
I can only imagine the stories that were told about why the older people quilted and how they got their fabrics. Until you quilt, you have no idea how hard it is to put together clothing. Imagine yourself in 1873. Your making a dress. Where are you getting the fabric from. You have to probably somewhere along the line, spin the cotton, weave it, oh my, what we take for granted today.
I remember fondly of the stories my grandparents told me of them growing up. I think it would be awesome to hear those stories while we were quilting.