[quote=Daylesewblessed]Just curious. The two that are not paper pieced -- are they hand pieced? Can the family zero in on the date they think these tops were made? I hope they don't require any mending.
Yes, they are all hand pieced. Only the oldest one needs repairs. The stitches are kind of big on all of them so I will quilt them in a way that helps stabilize everything. The oldest one (with the paper) looks like it was sewn together with a heavy cotton thread, maybe saved from old sacks, like the kind that are chain stitched across where you can just pull the right string an it "unzips". I remember my mother saving those strings before there were twist ties.