[quote=rphillips][quote=JCquilts]
Originally Posted by rphillips
Originally Posted by JCquilts
Originally Posted by rphillips
And it was quilted in very tiny circles made with Mother's thimble as a pattern for the quilting. "
Thank you so much and YES, Id love to see the coats too.
How lucky you are to have such great family artifacts.
These are closeups of the star cluster and hopefully you can see the small quilted circles.
This is very interesting. I love the little circles and quite inovative for the time.
I am guessing that you are familiar with the pattern that we know today as the Seven Sisters. It is so very different than yours. This one, too, seems to be an original design of which I can find no published pattern. It is a very difficult design to put together with the odd shaped pieces between the stars and then all pieced into a circle. It is incredible. Your Grandmother must have been an extrodinary artist/seamstress and a very creative original herself. The drafting of this design took some doing.
And the clothes...I have an extensive textile collection and I am in awe. These too are very historic, with the label in the coat from N.O. Just Amazing.
It is also pretty amazing that these things have survived down there on the Gulf Coast. My Mom was born and raised in Biloxi and most of our family artifacts were lost in various huricanes.
I have one bedspread that I helped my Grandmother make when we were visiting during Hurican Camille. My Mom removed it to California before Katrina, or it would be gone too.
How lucky you are to have these wonderful things.
I am assuming that, as a textile collector, you have knowledge about the best ways to store and care for your textiles. But, if you would like any input from me, please feel free to PM me.
Today my family lives in Gonzales and New Iberia. And I am planning a trip to Alabama for a family reunion this fall(hopefully). I would love to see your quilts in person some day.
Take good care of yourself and your stuff...